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Biri

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biri English Proper noun en mun p/Northern Samar c/Philippines. Norwegian Bokmål no Biri thumb|The Biri district, with Biristrand in the foreground and Lake Mjøsa in the background. thumb|Biri Church. Etymology nb gmq-mno Byridh, recorded in 1424, from nb non Birið, attested in the dative as non Biridi in 1340. Probably originally the name of the surrounding district. Its further etymology is nb uncertain; a proposed derivation from non *Berhíð bear's den remains conjectural. Compare nn Biri the same place name. Pronunciation nb /²biːrɪ/ [ˈbîːɾɪ] nb iːrɪ 2 nb Bi ri Proper noun nb proper noun Biri, Norway Biri; nb village mun:suf/Gjøvik county/Innlandet c/Norway, on the western shore of Mjøsa. nb Vi stoppet på Biri på vei til Lillehammer. We stopped in Biri on our way to Lillehammer. nb 2026-06-02 Stedsutvikling på Biri Gjøvik kommune https://www.gjovik.kommune.no/satsningsomrader-og-pagaende-prosjekter/by-og-stedsutvikling/biri/ Ny infrastruktur skal styrke Biri som tettsted – og knytte folk tryggere sammen. New infrastructure will strengthen Biri as a settlement—and connect people more safely. nb rural district/and/parish mun:suf/Gjøvik county/Innlandet c/Norway, surrounding the village. nb Besteforeldrene hennes drev en gård på Biri. Her grandparents ran a farm in Biri. nb 2026-03-02 Lars Mæhlum Biri Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Biri Biri er ei bygd (sokn) i Gjøvik kommune. Biri is a rural district (parish) in Gjøvik municipality. nb historical nb former municipality county/Oppland c/Norway, merged into Gjøvik in 1964. nb Biri var en egen kommune fram til 1964. Biri was a separate municipality until 1964. nb 2023-10-16 Gjøvik rådhus Gjøvik kommune https://www.gjovik.kommune.no/politikk-planer-og-organisasjon/organisasjon/gjovik-radhus/ Etter kommunesammenslåingen i 1964 hvor Gjøvik ble slått sammen med Biri, Snertingdal og Vardal økte administrasjonen og etterhvert også oppgavene. After the municipal merger in 1964, when Gjøvik merged with Biri, Snertingdal and Vardal, the administration grew, as eventually did its responsibilities. Usage notes The traditional locative preposition is nb på: på Biri (“in Biri”). Derived terms nb Biriformasjonen the Biri Formation nb birikalk, nb birikalkstein Biri limestone nb biring a person from Biri nb Biristrand a rural community in Gjøvik nb Biri Øverbygd a rural community in Gjøvik References nb 1902 Oluf Rygh Albert Kjær Norske Gaardnavne IV, part 2 Kristiania W. C. Fabritius & Sønner A/S 1 https://runeberg.org/ngardnavne/4-2/0019.html birikalkstein biring “Biri”, NRK-språket. “Preposisjonsbruk”, Språkrådet. “Biri – formasjon”, Norges geologiske undersøkelse. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Alternative forms nn Birid alternative spelling Etymology From nn non Biríð, likely from an older non *Berhíð *Ber-híð bear lair. Pronunciation nn /biːri/ Proper noun nn proper noun nn parish/and/village mun/Gjøvik co/Innlandet c/Norway formerly part of the county of Oppland Derived terms nn biring someone from Birid nn Biristrand