At-búnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - at-búnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "at-búnaðr" in English.

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

at-búnaðr Old Norse word can mean:

at-búnaðr
ar, m. attention, care, especially of funeral rites; veita a. dauðum mönnum, to lay out dead bodies, Eg. 34, v. 1.
at-búnaðr
2. now gener. accommodation or assistance in all that regards domestic life, esp. clothing; góðr, illr a.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
esp.
especially.
gener.
generally.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
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