Lands-búi

Old Norse Dictionary - lands-búi

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

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

lands-búi
a, m. a land dweller, inhabitant, plur. = landsmenn, Sturl. i. 45, Ó. H. 27: a tenant, Hkr. i. 90.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
plur.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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