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Búri

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1 búri

a, m. and búr-hvalr, m. a sort of whale, physiter macrocepbalus Sks. 177 B: for a popular superstition as to this whale v. Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 629.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

búri

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "búri" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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