byrþ

Old Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • bearing (that which carries)
  • burden (that which is being carried)
  • birth
  • newborn
  • lineage
  • birthright

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse burðr (bearing, birth, carriage) inherited from Proto-Germanic *burdiz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*burdiz

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