Dictionary:bjart

Nynorn

Etymology

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Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

bjart¹ [bja‘rt], adj., of wind: cold and dry; keen, a cauld b. (or bjarti) wind; of weather: cold and dry with cloudy sky, b. wadder [‘weather’]; of the sky: very cloudy (in cold, dry weather), esp. of a dark sky, overcast with storm-charged clouds, a b. sky; also fig. of a person of a morose, threatening aspect: he was very b.-lookin’, he looked morose and threatening. Uⁿ. björk [bjö‘rk], a b. sky, b. wadder: U^wg.; björk for *björt. In Fe. the word is found in the forms bjert [bjə‘rt] and birt [bə‘rt], applied to the weather: biting; sharp, b. wadder, a b. day. From Nm. (Nm^s.) is recorded bjerk [bjə‘rk], of weather: biting cold, with occasional showers; b. wadder, he is very b. de day [‘to-day’]; bjerk for *bjert. O.N. bjartr, adj., bright; shining; clear; Da. (Jut.) dial., bjart, bjært, of the weather: clear. For the change in the meaning, cf. snell, adj., clear; shining, of colour (s.-white), in L.Sc., on the other hand: sharp; biting, of air, weather. Change of t to k is also found in No. bjart (bjert), adj. — see “bjerk”, adj., in Ross.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Adjective

bjart

1. (of wind) cold
2. (of weather) biting, sharp

Inflection

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Synonyms

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