Hús-bóndi

Old Norse Dictionary - hús-bóndi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hús-bóndi" in English.

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

hús-bóndi Old Norse word can mean:

hús-bóndi: a, m., pl. húsbændr; in mod. usage the æ is kept throughout the plural, but not so in old writers; húsbóndi is prop. a participle contracted from húsbóandi or húsbúandi; [see bóndi, p. 74, and búa, of which the older form is bóa, Dan. boe, p. 86; Engl. husband; Swed. husbonde]

hús-bóndi: I. prop. a house-master, master, the Scot. good man (= Swed. husbonde); sínum húsbóanda, Hom. 121; þann klæðnað er húsbóndi átti, Grág. i. 460; ek hefi áðr verit missáttr við húsbónda minn, Ld. 278, Fb. ii. 385, Nj. 97; hann var með þeim húsbónda lengi, he served that master long, Fms. i. 78: a household word in Icel., where the plural húsbændr is used collect. even of master and mistress = Germ. herrschaft, and is opp. to hjú, servants; biddu húsbændrna; húsbondi góðr! is an address of servants to the house-master. In Norway the húsbóndi as the landlord was opp. to the húsmaðr or garðsmaðr or cottager, n. G. l. ii. 207, D. n. v. 54: a host, Fms. vii. 30.

hús-bóndi: II. a husband, answering to húsfreya II; ef húsbóndi hennar er í brottu, Jd. 372; minn húsbóndi, Stj. 119; see bóndi I. 2; but not freq. in mod. usage in that sense: the household phrase being, maðrinn, or maðrinn minn!

hús-bóndi: COMPDS: húsbondahollr, húsbóndalauss.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

prop.: proper, properly.

Swed.: Swedish.

collect.: collective.

Germ.: German.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

L.: Linnæus.

opp.: opposed.

Scot.: Scottish.

v.: vide.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Jd.: Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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