Býfur
Old Norse Dictionary - býfur
Meaning of Old Norse word "býfur"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- býfur
- f. pl. the feet, with a notion of awkwardness; retta býfur, to stretch the legs out in an awkward manner; þar lá Kolfinnr son hennar, ok rétti býfur hölzti langar, Ísl. ii. 416: the passage Od. ix. 298—τανυσσάμενος δια μήλων—Egilsson in his rhymed translation renders graphically, ok meðal búfjár býfur rétti.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Od.
- Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.