Bú-smali
Old Norse Dictionary - bú-smali
Meaning of Old Norse word "bú-smali"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bú-smali
- a, m. sheep and cattle, sometimes also including horses; naut ok sauði ok annan b., Fs. 26; esp. the milch cattle, Ld. 96, where it is opp. to barren cattle, Fms. i. 151; vide smali.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢ-ᛋᛘᛅᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)