Bygging

Old Norse Dictionary - bygging

Meaning of Old Norse word "bygging" in English.

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

bygging Old Norse word can mean:

bygging: f. habitation, colonisation, Landn. 24, v. l., Stj. 176.

bygging: 2. tenancy, letting out land for rent, H. E. i. 495: in compds, byggingarbréf, b. skilmáli, an agreement between tenant and landlord.

bygging: β. buildings or houses, Matth. xxiv. 1; scarcely occurs in old writers in this sense; cp. Dan. bygning, Scot. and North. E. biggin, = building.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

North. E.: Northern English.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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