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björn

nafnorðkarlkyn
, bjarnar; birni, birnir; björnu, birni, [an enlarged form, Goth, biari, by which word renders the θηρίον, Titus i. 12; bera; bear; bär; but and björn]:—a bear; hvíta-björn, the white bear or ice-bear; and skóg-björn, híð-björn, við-björn, the black bear or wood-bear, 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 900, , () 27; Isleif, the first bishop of Iceland, also brought one as a present to the German emperor about 1050, i. 61, 2; the little story of Audun in vi. 297–307, 186, iii. 82, ii. 181, 17, where a hvítabjörn is mentioned, () 148; as to the black bear, vide 23, 11, 3, i. 50; 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;’ langar eigu þeir bersi nætr, and are names; also in names, Þorbjörn, Ásbjörn; and as a prefix, Bjarngrímr, Bjarnhéðinn, ; vide (Gl.)
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Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • 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.
  • COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
  • 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.)
  • BjörnBiörn Halldórsson.
  • BjarniBjarni Thorarinson.