Faroese

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Vestmannabjørgini - Vestmanna cliffs

Etymology

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From Old Norse bjarg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.

Noun

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bjarg n (genitive singular bjargs, plural bjørg)

  1. (poetic) cliff

Declension

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n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bjarg bjargið bjørg bjørgini
accusative bjarg bjargið bjørg bjørgini
dative bjargi bjarginum bjørgum bjørgunum
genitive bjargs bjargsins bjarga bjarganna

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.

Noun

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bjarg n (genitive bjargs, plural bjǫrg)

  1. Alternative form of berg

Declension

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References

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  • bjarg”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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