Bú-nyt

Old Norse Dictionary - bú-nyt

Meaning of Old Norse word "bú-nyt"

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

bú-nyt
f. the milk of sheep and cattle, on a farm also more usually called málnyt or málnyta, Jb. 375, Hkr. i. 110.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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