Bú-ferli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bú-ferli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 bú-ferli

n. household, in the phrase, fara búferli, or b. sínn, to move, change one’s household and home; Ólafr fór þangað b. sínu, Eg. 138, Fms. iii. 107: esp. live stock, Hallsteinn fór hit efra með búferli, Gullþ. 12; hafði hann með sér skulda-lið (people, family) ok b. (stock), Eb. 8: but sometimes the word is evidently used masc., an emigrant, mover of one’s household, cp. Róm-ferlar; en búferla (v. l. búferlar) eigu utan at fara þeir er ómögum sínum megu vörð um veita, Grág. ii. 409.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢ-ᚠᛁᚱᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
masc.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

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