*buriz²
Runic: ᛒᚢᚱᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbu.riz/noun · masculine · i-stem
Meanings
favorable wind
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (‘to bear, carry, bring’), likely in a sense of the wind as something that ‘carries’. See further etymology above.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | buriz | burīz |
| Acc. | burį | burinz |
| Gen. | burīz | burjǫ̂ |
| Dat. | burī | burimaz |
| Inst. | burī | burimiz |
| Voc. | buri | burīz |
Descendants
- byre, ġebyre, ambyre (Old English)
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*bure (Old Frisian)
- bur (West Frisian)
-
*buri (Old Saxon)
- bore (Middle Low German)
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byrr (Old Norse)
- bør (Danish)
- byrur (Faroese)
- byr (Icelandic)
- bør (Norwegian)
-
byrr (Old Norse)
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bür, byrre, bir (Middle English)
- birr (English)
- bir, ber, beir, bere, bur, burr (Scots)
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bür, byrre, bir (Middle English)
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byrr (Old Norse)
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byr, bør (Old Swedish)
- bör (Swedish)
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byr, bør (Old Swedish)
- *porjës (Proto-Samic)
- *purjëh (Proto-Finnic)