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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