Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Býsna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 býsna

að, to portend, bode; þetta býsnar tjón ok sorg, Karl. 492; the proverb, býsna skal til batnaðar, i. e. things must be worse before they are better, Old Engl. ‘when bale is highest, bote is nighest,’ Fms. v. 199, (spelt bisna, O. H. L.); er býsna skal at betr verði, x. 261.

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Runic Inscription

býsna

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

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