Hvata-buss

Old Norse Dictionary - hvata-buss

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvata-buss" in English.

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

hvata-buss
(-bussi), m. a busybody, Fbr. 191, v. 1.; gættú hans þá, Þórarinn, at hann komizk eigi í brott, ok ertú jafnan hvatabuss mikill, Fms. iv. 266.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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