byr

See also: BYR and býr

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *būra, from Proto-Indo-European *bhū (“to grow”), probably a denominative based on an unattested abstract noun *bhūrom > *būra.

Verb

byr (aorist byra, participle byrë)

1. to carry out, perform, execute

Derived terms

• lëbyr

Related terms

• bie
• bar

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse byrr.

Noun

byr m (genitive singular byrjar or byrs, nominative plural byrir)

1. tailwind, fair wind

Declension

Declension of byr (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	byr	byrinn	byrir	byrirnir
accusative	byr	byrinn	byri	byrina
dative	byr	byrnum	byrjum	byrjunum
genitive	byrjar, byrs	byrjarins, byrsins	byrja	byrjanna

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “byr”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• “byr”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

byr

1. present of by

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

byr

1. present of by

Old Norse

Noun

byr

1. accusative/dative singular of byrr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh byrr, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /bɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /bɪr/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞r

Adjective

byr (feminine singular ber, plural byrion, equative byrred, comparative byrrach, superlative byrraf)

1. short (of a person, of comparatively little height)
2. brief, concise

Derived terms

• ar fyrder (“urgently, at short notice”)
• byrdra (“brevity”)
• byrfyfyr (“impromptu”)
• oesfyr (“short-lived, ephemeral”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of byr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
byr	fyr	myr	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “byr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies