*burdiz
Runic: ᛒᚢᚱᛞᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbur.ðiz/noun · feminine · i-stem
Meanings
alternative form of *burþiz (‘bearing, carrying, pregnancy, birth’)
Etymology
From the oblique stem of Proto-Indo-European *bʰértis, which had a Verner’s Law -d-, from *bʰer- (‘to bear’). Related to *beraną (‘to bear, carry’). Compare *burþiz: *burdīz (genitive), *burdī (dative), *burdī (instrumental). Cognate with Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti) (bhṛti, ‘bearing’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | burdiz | burdīz |
| Acc. | burdį | burdīnz |
| Gen. | burdīz | burdijǫ̂ |
| Dat. | burdī | burdimaz |
| Inst. | burdī | burdimiz |
| Voc. | burdi | burdīz |