"birna" meaning in Old Norse

See birna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *bernijǭ, from *berô (“bear”). Etymology templates: {{der|non|gem-pro|*bernijǭ}} Proto-Germanic *bernijǭ Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} birna f, {{non-noun|f|birnu}} birna f (genitive birnu) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-f-on|birn|gp=birna}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=birnurnar|api=birnur|asd=birnuna|asi=birnu|dpd=birnunum|dpi=birnum|dsd=birnunni|dsi=birnu|g=feminine|gpd=birnanna|gpi=birna|gsd=birnunnar|gsi=birnu|notes=|npd=birnurnar|npi=birnur|nsd=birnan|nsi=birna|stem=weak ōn-stem|title=birna}}, {{non-decl-cell|birna|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnan|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnur|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnurnar|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnu|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnuna|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnur|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnurnar|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnu|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnunni|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnu|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnunnar|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|birna|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|birnanna|gpd}} Forms: birnu [genitive], weak [table-tags], birna [indefinite, nominative, singular], birnan [definite, nominative, singular], birnur [indefinite, nominative, plural], birnurnar [definite, nominative, plural], birnu [accusative, indefinite, singular], birnuna [accusative, definite, singular], birnur [accusative, indefinite, plural], birnurnar [accusative, definite, plural], birnu [dative, indefinite, singular], birnunni [dative, definite, singular], birnum [dative, indefinite, plural], birnunum [dative, definite, plural], birnu [genitive, indefinite, singular], birnunnar [definite, genitive, singular], birna [genitive, indefinite, plural], birnanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. she-bear, female bear Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Female animals, Mammals Related terms: bjǫrn
    Sense id: en-birna-non-noun-3A8otoHP Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: birna"
    },
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            "2": "binne"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: binne",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: binne"
    },
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    },
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        "table-tags"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "notes": "",
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    },
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    },
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Lifeforms",
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            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
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            "Animals",
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        ],
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          "bear"
        ]
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          "word": "bjǫrn"
        }
      ],
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}
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        "plural"
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
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      "args": {
        "1": "birnu",
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        "1": "birnum",
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      "args": {
        "1": "birnu",
        "2": "gsi"
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      "args": {
        "1": "birna",
        "2": "gpi"
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        "Old Norse feminine nouns",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse ōn-stem nouns",
        "non:Female animals",
        "non:Mammals"
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        "she-bear, female bear"
      ],
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        [
          "she-bear",
          "she-bear"
        ],
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "birna"
}

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