Búningr

Old Norse Dictionary - búningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "búningr" in English.

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

búningr Old Norse word can mean:

búningr
m. [búa], dress, clothing, attire; hvers dags b., every day dress, K. Þ. K. 140; opp. to spari b., Sunday dress; karlmanns b., a man’s dress; kvennmanns b., a woman’s dress, etc., Nj. 190.
búningr
β. equipment, of a ship; reiði ok b., Fms. v. 103: the dressing and arrangement of a table, Bjarn. 27.
búningr
γ. ornaments, laces, Nj. 48, v. l.
búningr
COMPDS: búningsbót, búningslauss, búningsmunr.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.
n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.
l.
line.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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