bjarg - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Faroese
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Etymology
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From Old Norse bjarg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
Noun
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bjarg n (genitive singular bjargs, plural bjørg)
Declension
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| n5 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bjarg | bjargið | bjørg | bjørgini |
| accusative | bjarg | bjargið | bjørg | bjørgini |
| dative | bjargi | bjarginum | bjørgum | bjørgunum |
| genitive | bjargs | bjargsins | bjarga | bjarganna |
Old Norse
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Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
Noun
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bjarg n (genitive bjargs, plural bjǫrg)
- Alternative form of berg
Declension
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| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bjarg | bjargit | bjǫrg | bjǫrgin |
| accusative | bjarg | bjargit | bjǫrg | bjǫrgin |
| dative | bjargi | bjarginu | bjǫrgum | bjǫrgunum |
| genitive | bjargs | bjargsins | bjarga | bjarganna |
Further reading
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- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bjarg”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive