Jarð-búi

Old Norse Dictionary - jarð-búi

Meaning of Old Norse word "jarð-búi" in English.

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

jarð-búi
a, m. an earth-dweller, a dweller in underground caves, Fms. iii. 119.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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