Berg-búi

Old Norse Dictionary - berg-búi

Meaning of Old Norse word "berg-búi" in English.

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

berg-búi
a, m. a berg-dweller, i. e. a giant, Landn. 271, Barð. 164.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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