Hjá-bú
Old Norse Dictionary - hjá-búMeaning of Old Norse word "hjá-bú" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjá-bú
- n. an outlying estate, opp. to heima-ból, Sturl. ii. 229.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅ-ᛒᚢ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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