birna

This is the 725th most frequent Icelandic word.


birna

The Icelandic word "birna" means "female bear" in English.


Birna is used as a proper noun here, indicating a person's name.

Birna er nafn sem margir kunna að nefna.

Birna is a name that many people might mention.


Birnu is used as a common noun here, referring to a female bear specifically in the accusative case.

Við sáum birnu á leið okkar um skóginn.

We saw a female bear on our path through the forest.


Birna is used here metaphorically as a verb to convey a revelation or display of something.

Tónarnir í ljóðinu birna fegurð náttúrunnar.

The tones in the poem reveal the beauty of nature.