Bú-land

Old Norse Dictionary - bú-land

Meaning of Old Norse word "bú-land"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

bú-land
n. [Hel. bûland = arvum], home land, Grág. ii. 315, 324, Jb. 51.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Hel.
Heliand.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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