Bú-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary - bú-staðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bú-staðr" in English.

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

bú-staðr
(bóstaðr, Grág. ii. 222), m. a dwelling, abode, Fs. 31; taka sér b., to fix one’s abode, Eg. 127, Landn. 37, 56, Nj. 173.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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