byrgja

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪrca/
  • Rhymes: -ɪrca
  • Homophone: birgja

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

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

Descendants

  • Icelandic: byrgja

References

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