"bergrisi" meaning in Old Norse

See bergrisi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: bergrisa [genitive], bergrisar [plural]
Etymology: From berg (“mountain”) + risi (“giant”). Cognate with Dutch bergreus (“mountain giant”) and German Bergriese (“mountain giant”). Etymology templates: {{compound|non|berg|risi|gloss1=mountain|gloss2=giant}} berg (“mountain”) + risi (“giant”), {{cog|nl|bergreus||mountain giant}} Dutch bergreus (“mountain giant”), {{cog|de|Bergriese||mountain giant}} German Bergriese (“mountain giant”) Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} bergrisi m, {{non-noun|m|bergrisa|bergrisar}} bergrisi m (genitive bergrisa, plural bergrisar)
  1. (Norse mythology) A mountain-giant. Tags: Norse, masculine Categories (topical): Norse mythology Synonyms: jǫtunn, hrímþurs, þurs Related terms: gýgr, íviðja
    Sense id: en-bergrisi-non-name-mV4oF12D Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bergrisi meaning in Old Norse (1.9kB)

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