Bygg

Old Norse Dictionary - bygg

Meaning of Old Norse word "bygg" in English.

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

bygg: n. [Scot. and North. E. bigg; Swed. bjugg; Dan. byg; Ivar Aasen bygg; derived from byggja]:—barley, a common word over all Scandinavia, cp. Alm. 33, Edda (Gl.), Stj. 99, Bs. ii. 5, 532. 5; vide barr II.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

Scot.: Scottish.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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