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tugr guð við b. kirkjubrunann, prevented, stopped the burning of the church; II. impers., denoting a sort of passive or involuntary motion; (1) with acc., it bears or carries one to a place; alla berr at sama brunni, all come to the same well (end); bar hann (acc.) þá ofan gegnt Ösuri, he happened to come down just opposite to Ö.; esp. of ships and sailors; berr oss (acc.) til Íslands eða annarra landa, we drift to Iceland or other countries; þá (acc.) bar suðr í haf, they were carried out southwards; Skarpheðin (acc.) bar nú at þeim, S. came suddenly upon them; ef hann (acc.) skyldi bera þar at, if he should happen to come there; e-n berr yfir, one is borne onwards, of a bird flying, a man riding; hann (acc.) bar skjótt yfir, it passed quickly (of a flying meteor); (2) followed by preps.; Gunnar sér, at rauðan kyrtil bar við glugginn, that a red kirtle passed before the window; hvergi bar skugga (acc.) á, there was nowhere a shadow; e-t berr fram (hátt), is prominent; Ólafr konungr stóð í lyptingu ok bar hann (acc.) hátt mjök, stood out conspicuously; e-t berr á milli, comes between; leiti (acc.) bar á milli, a hill hid the prospect; fig. e-m berr e-t á milli, they are at variance about a thing; mart (acc.) berr nú fyrir augu mér, many things come now before my eyes; veiði (acc.) berr í hendr e-m, game falls to one's lot; e-t berr undan, goes amiss, fails; b. saman, to coincide; bar nöfn þeirra saman, they had the same name; fig., with dat.; bar öllum sögum vel saman, all the stories agreed well together; fund várn bar saman, we met; (3) b. at, til, við, at hendi, til handa, to befall, happen, with dat. of the person; svá bar at einn vetr, it happened one winter; þó at þetta vandræði (acc.) hafi nú borit oss (dat.) at hendi, has befallen us; bar honum svá til, it so befell him; þat bar við (it so happened), at Högni kom; raun (acc.) berr á, it is proved by fact; (4) of time, to fall upon; ef þing (acc.) berr á hina helgu viku, if the parliament falls in the holy week; b. í móti, to coincide, happen exactly at the same time; (5) denoting cause; e-t berr til, causes a thing; konungr spurði, hvat til bæri úgleði hans, what was the cause of his grief; ætluðu þat þá allir, at þat mundi til b., that that was the reason; berr e-m nauðsyn til e-s, one is obliged to do a thing; (6) e-t berr undir e-n, falls to a person's lot; hon á arf at taka, þegar er undir hana berr, in her turn; e-t berr frá, is surpassing; er sagt, at þat (acc.) bæri frá, hvé vel þeir mæltu, it was extraordinary how well they spoke; (7) e-t berr bráðum, happens of a sudden; e-t berr stóru, stórum (stœrrum), it amounts to much (more), it matters a great deal (more), it is of great (greater) importance; (8) absol. or with an adv., vel, illa, with infin.; e-m berr (vel, illa) at gera e-t, it becomes, beseems one (well, ill) to do a thing (berr yðr vel, herra, at sjá sannindi á þessu máli); used absol., berr vel, illa, it is beseeming, proper, fit, or unbeseeming, improper, unfit (þat þykkir eigi illa b., at).
bera (að), v. to make bare (hon beraði likam sinn).
bera, f. she-bear,=bima.
ber-bakt, adv. bare-backed, without saddle (ríða -bakt);
-beinn, a. barelegged;
-brynjaðr, a. wearing a coat of mail with no garment over it;
-dreymr, a. having clear dreams as to the future.
ber-fjall, n. bear-skin (cf 'bera').
ber-fœttr, a. bare-footed, barelegged; berfœttr bróðir, bare-footed friar, minorite.
berg, n. (1) rock, boulder; (2) cliff, precipice (framan í bergi).
berg-búi, m. rock-dweller, giant;
-danir, m. pl.= -búar;
-hamarr, m. rocky precipice;
-hlíð, f. the side of a berg, mountain slope;
-högg, n. a quarrying tool.
bergi-biti, m. a bit to taste, small bit;
-ligr, a. inviting to taste.
berging, f. tasting, taste.
bergisamligr, a. = bergiligr.

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