Al-búa

Old Norse Dictionary - al-búa

Meaning of Old Norse word "al-búa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

al-búa Old Norse word can mean:

al-búa: bjó, to fit out, furnish or equip completely, at albúa kirkju, n. G. L. i. 387; but spec. in part. albúinn, completely equipped, esp. of ships bound for sea [where bound is a corruption of boun, the old English and Scottish equivalent of buinn. Thus a ship is bound for sea or outward bound or homeward bound, when she is completely fitted and furnished for either voyage; windbound is a different word, where bound is the past part. of bind. Again, a bride is boun when she has her wedding dress on; v. below, búa and búask, which last answers to busk]: nú byst hann út til Íslands, ok er þeir vóru albúnir, Nj. 10; ok er Björn var a. ok byrr rann á, Eg. 158, 194: a. sem til bardaga, all-armed for the battle, Fms. xi. 22.

al-búa: β. in the phrase, a. e-s, quite ready, willing to do a thing; hann kvaðst þess a., Nj. 100, Eg. 74: also with infin., a. at ganga héðan, ready to part, Fms. vii. 243.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚ-ᛒᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

spec.: specially.

v.: vide.

infin.: infinitive.

Works & Authors cited:

Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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