Býta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Býta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 býta

tt, [bútr], to deal out, give, with dat. of the thing; býtti Hrafn silfrinu, Fas. iii. 256: esp. býta út, or út býta, to give alms, Hebr. xiii. 16, Gal. vi. 6.

2 býta

β. to exchange, Dan. bytte; býttum við jörðum okkar, Dipl. i. 12, H. E. i. 561.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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