Fram-byggjar

Old Norse Dictionary - fram-byggjar

Meaning of Old Norse word "fram-byggjar" in English.

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

fram-byggjar
-byggvar, m. pl. ‘bow-sitters’ the men placed on the bow of a ship of war, Fms. ii. 312, Eg. 32, Hkr. i. 86, Orkn. 230.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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