biørn

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô,
probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (brown, shining).

Noun

biørn m

  1. bear (animal)
    • swa födher gudh by som biörna
      Gamla Ordspråk. Utg. af H. Reuterdahl. 1840.

Declension

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