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Hafnar-búi

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1 hafnar-búi

a, m. a law term, a harbour-neighbour, i. e. the member of a kind of naval court composed of persons summoned from a harbour, Grág. ii. 401.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

hafnar-búi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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Common Abbreviations

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)

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