Byggi

Old Norse Dictionary - byggi

Meaning of Old Norse word "byggi" in English.

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

byggi
or byggvi, m. an inhabitant, obsolete, but in compds as Eyr-byggjar, stafn-byggjar, fram-byggjar, aptr-byggjar, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
m.
masculine.

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