atburðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From at- +‎ burðr.

Noun

atburðr m (genitive atburðar, plural atburðir)

  1. occurrence, event
  2. incident, circumstance
  3. chance, accident
  4. attack
  5. gesture

Declension

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Declension of atburðr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative atburðr atburðrinn atburðir atburðirnir
accusative atburð atburðinn atburði atburðina
dative atburð atburðinum atburðum atburðunum
genitive atburðar atburðarins atburða atburðanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: atburður m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åtburd m
  • Old Swedish: atbyrdh f
  • Danish: adbyrd, adbærd
  • Old Gutnish: atbyrþr
  • → Scots: adber, adbert, atvird

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “atburðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 22; also available at the Internet Archive
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