Bý-fluga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bý-fluga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 bý-fluga

u, f. a ‘bee-fly,’ bee, Edda 12, Stj. 91, 210, etc.; bý-flygi, n. id., Bs. i. 210, Stj. 411.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢ-ᚠᛚᚢᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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