Á-búð
Old Norse Dictionary - á-búð
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-búð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word á-búð can mean:á-búð
- á-búð
- f. [búa á], an abode or residence on an estate or farm, tenancy; fara … á annars manns land til ábúðar (as a tenant), Grág. ii. 253; á. jarðar (possession) heimilar tekju, Gþl. 329; en ef land spillist í a. hans, during his tenancy, K. Þ. K. 170; þá öðlast harm leigu (rent) en hinn á. (tenancy), N. G. l. i. 94: whatever refers to the right and duties of a tenant, landskyld ok alla á. jarðar, Jb. 210, 346, 167.
- á-búð
- COMPDS: ábúðarmaðr, ábúðarskylda.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᛒᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)