berja vb. (ONP)

²berja vb. [barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn]

(cf. ²-barðr adj., -barinn adj.) ¹-barðr adj. ²-barðr adj. -barinn adj.

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1) [e-n/e-t / á e-t / at e-u / til e-rs] [af e-u / ór e-m] [e-u / með e-u] [til e-s] banke, hamre, slå, prygle, piske, smadre ⫽ hammer, knock, strike, hit, beat, whip, batter, smash (to pieces)

● berja í brestina (hamre/banke for at udfylde revne ɔ:) dække over el. bagatellisere defekt ⫽ (hammer in order to fill out cracks) conceal or make light of a defect

●●● skalt þú láta falt smíðit ok hafa þat uppi af, er verst er, ok berja í brestina NjR 60¹²

● berja (á) brjóst sitt/sín/sér slå sig for brystet ⫽ beat one’s breast

● barit gull hamret guld ⫽ beaten gold

● berja húð [af e-m] hudstryge (ngn), piske ⫽ flog (sby)

2) (om hjerte) slå ⫽ (of the heart) beat

●●● lagðe hon þa hond sina a briost honom ok kændi ... at hiarta hans barðe undir siðunni ~ fr. bateit LaisMar 14²⁸ Menota: 19ra³² Streng 20³⁰

3) [e-t / á e-t] slå (på musikinstrument) ⫽ strike (a musical instrument)

4) [e-t] [af e-u] tærske ⫽ thresh

5) [e-n] anfægte ⫽ assail

6) [e-n] [til e-s] [með e-u] [fyrir e-t] straffe, ramme med plage ⫽ punish, strike/afflict with a scourge

7) [e-u] [til e-rs] kæmpe, slås ⫽ fight

8) [e-u / með e-u] [til e-rs] [um e-t] kaste/svaje (med legemsdel), slå om sig, fægte, sparke ⫽ jerk/sway (with part of the body), flail, kick

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● berja grjóti (í hel, til bana) [e-n/e-t] stene (til døde) ⫽ stone (to death)

**● ‖ impers.: berr** [e-u] [á e-n] (hagl) slår (imod ngn) ⫽ (hail) lashes (against sby)

●●● þeir sau oglot (ɔ: ógløggt), huat firer uar, er þessu hagli bardi framann ꜳ þa, þat er likara uar hordu griote enn iele Jvs510 80²⁵

10) [e-n] [e-u] [■ / um e-t] overdænge (med skældsord, etc.) ⫽ shower (with abuse, etc.)

B. berja + præp./adv.

á: berja á

[e-m] slå, angribe ⫽ hit, attack

í: berja í

● berja augum í [■] ?stå ansigt til ansigt med (en sag) ⫽ ?stand face to face with (an issue)

niðr: berja niðr

[e-t / e-u] nedkæmpe, knuse, “mane i jorden” ⫽ crush, quash, gainsay

saman: berja saman

1) [e-um] støde (våben) sammen ⫽ dash (weapons) against one another

**● ‖ impers.: berr saman** [e-um] (ngt) ramler sammen ⫽ (things) get knocked together

2) [e-t] banke sammen, tømre sammen ⫽ knock together, construct roughly

●●● Hér er bátr, er eg vil gefa þér og Gnípa ... höfum við barið hann saman í vetr Jǫkulˣ 57²¹

um: berja um

[e-t/e-n] slå/hugge løs på, gå løs på ⫽ flail, pound away at

**● ‖ impers.: berr um** [!] [e-u] der bliver slået løs (med ngt) ⫽ hitting is done (with sth.)

●●● Biorn digri hio með sværði til þores hunnz um dagenn. En þar sem a kom bæít æigi hælldr en vænndi bærði um ÓHLeg 84³²

við: berja við

1)
**● ‖ impers.: berr við** [e-t] [e-u] (ngt) ramler mod (ngt) ⫽ (sth.) knocks against (sth.)

2) [!] [e-u] indvende, anføre til gengæld ⫽ object, raise as an objection

C. berja sér

1) [við e-t] slå/skade sig (på ngt) ⫽ hit/damage oneself (on sth.)

●●● karl sækir eptir med meidzlum ok ꜳkafri reidi, berr ser vid biargit, suo at hann flakir i sundr af sarum MarD635ˣ 1056²⁴

2) (om hjerte) banke, hamre ⫽ (of the heart) beat, hammer

●●● reidi ... fer suo ferliga med líkaman. sem optsinnís. Gefur raun ꜳ. at hiartat berr sier. enn líkaminn skelfur. tungan talmazt. enn asionan rodnar. augunn. grimmazt Theol AM 672 4°¹ 13r¹⁹

D. berjask

1) [fyrir e-t / fyrir e-m/e-u / til e-rs/e-s / um e-t] [e-u] [við e-n/e-t] kæmpe (for ngn/ngt) (imod ngn) (med ngt), kæmpe (for at vinde ngn/ngt) ⫽ fight/battle (for sby/sth.) (with sth.) (against sby), fight (to win sby/sth.)

2) [e-u / með e-u] [um e-t] slås ⫽ brawl

E. berjask + præp./adv.

á: berjask á

1) [e-n/e-t] [með e-u] angribe (ngn/ngt) (med ngt) ⫽ attack (sby/sth.) (with sth.)

2) [!] [við e-n] slås (med ngn) ⫽ brawl (with sby)

3) [!] gå løs på hinanden, slås ⫽ go at each other, fight

gegn: berjask í gegn

[e-m] kæmpe imod (ngn) ⫽ fight against (sby)

með: berjask með

1) [e-m] kæmpe på (ngns) side, slås ved siden af (ngn) ⫽ fight/battle on (sby’s) side, fight alongside (sby)

2) [e-n/e-t] kæmpe imod (ngn/ngt) ⫽ fight/battle against (sby/sth.)

mót: berjask (í) mót(i)

1) [e-m/e-u] kæmpe imod (ngn/ngt), gøre modstand ⫽ fight/battle against (sby/sth.), resist

2) [e-um] støde mod hinanden ⫽ clash against one another

●●● og af samkomv vedranna vard so mikill gnyr sem þȧ munde verda ef hinu (sic ed.) stæstv fioll j heiminvm berdizt saman ... og bo᷎rduzt storer bodar huorir odrum mȯte so at ... Adon 127⁴

saman: berjask saman

ramle sammen, støde sammen ⫽ clash against each other, bang together

um: berjask um

[!] slå om sig, gå grassat ⫽ hit right and left, flail (with one’s arms and legs)

við: berjask við

[e-m] kæmpe sammen med (ngn) ⫽ fight together with (sby)

●●● hann kꝍmr a konongs fund firir bardagan. Oc bẏðr sic at bæriazk við konongenom ÓHLeg 83²⁷

Form.: beria (37); beriaz (32); berr (24); barðiz (16); barði (14); beriazt (12); bardi (12); bart (10); berja (9); barðr (9); barz (7); bardr (7); bariz (7); barit (7); bæria (6); bær (6); bǫrðu (6); barðir (6); beriasc (6); beriz (5); barþi (4); berjaz (4); borduz (4); beriast (4); beriande (4); berst (4); beʀ (3); barðisk (3); barde (3); barðer (3); borðuz (3); bordu (3); bersk (3); berjast (3); ber (3); barzk (3); barðs (3); barzt (3); berðiz (3); barþr (2); beriumz (2); barizst (2); bǫrðusk (2); beri (2); barid (2); berdiz (2); barþir (2); barþiz (2); barin (2); barinn (2); berði (2); bers (2); börðu (2); barizt (2); bardizt (2); bord (2); berjumz (2); baurduzt (2); berí (1); bærr (1); bardar (1); Baurduzst (1); bǫrþosc (1); berdizt (1); bæriazk (1); barþan (1); barið (1); bordumz (1); bæriaz (1); beriunnt (1); bæiriumk (1); borðvz (1); bærrsk (1); berzt (1); barder (1); berþv (1); bꜹrðu (1); bo᷎rðu (1); barðe (1); bavrðv (1); baurduz (1); bǫrþusc (1); borduzst (1); bariz (1); baʀt (1); borð (1); bared (1); bꜵrðu (1); berimc (1); berimz (1); barezt (1); beriazst (1); bersc (1); bo᷎rduzt (1); bǫrð (1); bꜹrþv (1); berea (1); bardir (1); beriom (1); beríum (1); beriandiz (1); barþisc (1); bǫrðvz (1); bo᷎rdum (1); baurdu (1); bardur (1); barínn (1); bꜳʀdir (1); berir (1); borðv (1); bærði (1); baurdumzt (1); bo᷎rdumz (1); berkz (1); bǽr (1); bǫrðv (1); baurd (1); bariðr (1); berium (1); barizk (1); bardiz (1); berstu (1); beriazk (1); barþvz (1); barðist (1); barest (1); beiria (1); barþe (1); bꜵrþo (1); berivm (1); barðíz (1); bardzt (1);

Comp.: full- (1), ný- (1)

Gloss.: EJ; ClV; ClVAdd _; ClVErr _; ClVSuppl _; Suppl1 _; Suppl2 berjandist; Finsen _; Fr; FrErr1; FrErr2 _; FrErr3 _; LLFrämm _; Hertzb; HertzbLat _; HertzbTill _; Suppl4 _; Fischer _; Anm _; Bin _; Rím; LP; Med; MedComp _; MedSimp _; WN _; AH; AJ item -sk; deVr; Fr4 item barinn; NO; Walter _; ÁBlM; Bl item cf. corr.; WPA _; ; EDPG *barjan-

Litt.: Bell 1980 [ANF 95] 97, 98; Nygaard 1917 3

Genre. (expected): religious works [rel]: 97 (110); historical works [his]: 81 (71); legal works [jur]: 58 (39); family sagas [isl]: 54 (50); romances [rom]: 53 (43); legendary sagas [fas]: 26 (18); contemporary sagas [bis]: 23 (30); learned works [div]: 9 (13); þættir [tot]: 9 (9); charters [dip]: 3 (32); unclassified [ ]: 0 (2);

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2berja vb. [barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn]

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