Búningr
Old Norse Dictionary - búningr
Meaning of Old Norse word "búningr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word búningr can mean:búningr
- búningr
- m. [búa], dress, clothing, attire; hvers dags b., every day dress, K. Þ. K. 140; opp. to spari b., Sunday dress; karlmanns b., a man’s dress; kvennmanns b., a woman’s dress, etc., Nj. 190.
- búningr
- β. equipment, of a ship; reiði ok b., Fms. v. 103: the dressing and arrangement of a table, Bjarn. 27.
- búningr
- γ. ornaments, laces, Nj. 48, v. l.
- búningr
- COMPDS: búningsbót, búningslauss, búningsmunr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚾᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
- n.
- neuter.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)