different between bertie vs bert

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p????]

Adverb

bert

1. only

Verb

bert

1. second-person singular present of bera

References

Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages) (in English), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 115

Icelandic

Adjective

bert

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of ber

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?er?t/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *bert?, variant of *bereti (“to carry”).

Cognate with the Gaulish source of Vulgar Latin berciolum (“cradle”), which is the source of French berceau and Catalan bressol.

Noun

bert f or m

1. burden, load, bundle; (figuratively) burden, weight (of grief, etc.)
2. clothing, covering, clothes, attire, apparel; accoutrement
3. deed, exploit; feat, trick; effort, task; action, behaviour; move, play (in a game), game

Inflection

Descendants

• Irish: beart
• Scottish Gaelic: beart

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

·bert

1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of beirid

Verb

bert

1. third-person singular preterite relative of beirid

Mutation

Old Norse

Etymology

Neuter of berr.

Adjective

bert

1. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of berr

Adverb

bert

1. openly, clearly

References

• bert in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press