byrgja

Icelandic

/ˈpɪrca/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (transitive) to cover (a window or doorway), to shut
  • (transitive) to hold in (an emotion or feeling)
  • (transitive) to obstruct, to hinder

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse byrgja (close, shut) inherited from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (keep safe, borrow, lend, hide).

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Proto-Germanic

*burgijaną

Gloss

keep safe, borrow, lend, hide

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