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byrgja

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse byrgja, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną. Cognate with English bury.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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byrgja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative byrgði, supine byrgt)

  1. to cover (a window or doorway), to shut [with accusative]
  2. to hold in (an emotion or feeling) [with accusative]
  3. to obstruct, to hinder [with accusative]

Conjugation

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (to hide, keep safe).

Verb

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byrgja (singular past indicative byrgði, plural past indicative byrgðu, past participle byrgðr)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to close, shut
    1. (figurative) to outwit

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • byrgi n (enclosure, fence)
  • byrging f (enclosure, fence)

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: byrgja

References

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  • byrgja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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