Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hí-býli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 hí-býli

n. pl., usually spelt thus or even híbíli (esp. in Cd. B. of Sks. 75, 96, 127 new Ed.); hýbýli, Fms. vii. 148, Fb. i. 254, ii. 238, 314, iii. 404; [the hí- answers to Germ. hei- in heirath; Ulf. heiv- in heivafrauja = a house-lady; A. S. hiwa; Engl. hive (in bee-hive); cp. O. H. G. hiwian and Hel. hiwa = a wife]:—a homestead, home; hús eru þrjú í hvers manns híbýlum, Grág. i. 459, ii. 196, 371; heima at híbýlum sínum, Js. 78; þar í hans híbýlum, Eg. 156, 194; ef þér eru hér kunnig híbýli, 236; í annarra manna híbýlum, Nj. 52; ganga um híbýli, to walk again, Landn. 107: allit., hús ok híbýli, house and home, Sks. 454: nú er par híbýlum á leið snúit, ok fara þeir til hvílu, Fb. iii. 404; þar vóru híbýli heldr dauflig eptir, Eb. 100 new Ed.

2 hí-býli

COMPDS: híbýlabót, híbýlabragr, híbýlabrestr, híbýlaháttr, híbýlaprúðr.

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Runic Inscription

hí-býli

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
Cd.: Codex.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Hel.: Heliand.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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