BYGG

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BYGG

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 BYGG

n. [Scot. and North. E. bigg; Swed. bjugg; Dan. byg; Ivar Aasen bygg; derived from byggja]:—barley, a common word over all Scandinavia, cp. Alm. 33, Edda (Gl.), Stj. 99, Bs. ii. 5, 532. 5; vide barr II.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚴᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
p.: page.
Scot.: Scottish.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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