björn
nafnorð, karlkyn
m., gen. bjarnar; dat. birni, pl. n. birnir; acc. björnu, mod. birni, [an enlarged form, cp. Goth, biari, by which word Ulf. renders the Gr. θηρίον, Titus i. 12; A. S. bera; Engl. bear; Germ. bär; but Swed. and Dan. björn]:—a bear; hvíta-björn, the white bear or ice-bear; and skóg-björn, híð-björn, við-björn, the black bear or wood-bear, Germ. wald-bär; the ice-bear was unknown in Europe till the discovery of Iceland at the end of the 9th, and Greenland at the end of the 10th century. The very first ice-bear was brought to Europe by Ingimund the Old as a gift to the king of Norway about A. D. 900, Landn., Fs. (Vd.) 27; Isleif, the first bishop of Iceland, also brought one as a present to the German emperor about A. D. 1050, Bs. i. 61, Hv. ch. 2; cp. the little story of Audun in Fms. vi. 297–307, Sks. 186, Sturl. iii. 82, Grág. ii. 181, Am. 17, where a hvítabjörn is mentioned, Fs. (Flóam. S.) 148; as to the black bear, vide esp. Grett. ch. 23, Finnb. ch. 11, Glúm. ch. 3, Fas. i. 50; cp. an interesting paper, ‘Waldbär und Wasserbär,’ by Konrad Maurer, upon this subject; winter is called ‘the bear’s night;’ hence the saying, ‘löng er bjarnar-nótt;’ cp. langar eigu þeir bersi nætr, Mkv. Björn and Bjarni are freq. pr. names; also in compd. names, Þorbjörn, Ásbjörn; and as a prefix, Bjarngrímr, Bjarnhéðinn, etc.; vide Landn. (Gl.)
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- gen.
- eignarfall (e. genitive)
- dat.
- þágufall (e. dative)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- n.
- hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- acc.
- þolfall (e. accusative)
- mod.
- modern.
- cp.
- compare.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- A. D.
- Anno Domini.
- ch.
- chapter.
- esp.
- especially.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- compd.
- samsett orð (e. compound)
- etc.
- et cetera.
- COMPDS
- samsett orð (e. compounds)
Tilvitnuð rit
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Vd.
- Vatnsdæla saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Hv.
- Hungr-vaka. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Flóam. S.
- Flóamanna saga. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis saga. (D. II.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga saga. (D. V.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Mkv.
- Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
- Björn
- Björn Halldórsson.
- Bjarni
- Bjarni Thorarinson.