Býfur

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Býfur

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 býfur

f. pl. the feet, with a notion of awkwardness; retta býfur, to stretch the legs out in an awkward manner; þar lá Kolfinnr son hennar, ok rétti býfur hölzti langar, Ísl. ii. 416: the passage Od. ix. 298—τανυσσάμενος δια μήλων—Egilsson in his rhymed translation renders graphically, ok meðal búfjár býfur rétti.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚠᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
pl.
plural.
transl
translation, translated.

Works & Authors

Od.
Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.

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