Búa-kviðr

Old Norse Dictionary - búa-kviðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "búa-kviðr"

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

búa-kviðr
m. a verdict of neighbours, opp. to tylptarkviðr, q. v., Nj., Grág.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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