Búlka-brún

Old Norse Dictionary - búlka-brún

Meaning of Old Norse word "búlka-brún" in English.

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

búlka-brún
f. the edge of the b. as it stood out of the ship, Jb. 398, 407, Fbr. 62 new Ed., where a sailor kept the look out, Sturl. iii. 106.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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