bersi
nafnorð, karlkyn
a, m. a bear, Grett. 101 A, Fas. ii. 517, Sd. 165, Finnb. 246: the phrase, at taka sér bersa-leyfi, to take bear’s leave, i. e. to ask nobody (cp. ‘to take French leave’): freq. as a nom. pr., and hence in Icel. local names.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- i. e.
- id est.
- cp.
- compare.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- nom.
- nefnifall (e. nominative)
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Grett.
- Grettis saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla saga. (D. II.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga saga. (D. V.)