Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Búfjár-hagar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 búfjár-hagar

m. pl. the pasture fields on an estate, esp. the home-pastures or closes, used daily for the home cattle, and opp. to afréttr, q. v.: hence the phrase in Nj., ríða upp ór b., denoting a pale of about three or four miles, 34; í b., within the pale of the b., Glúm. 355. Eb. 54.

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Runic Inscription

búfjár-hagar

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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