Bysja
Old Norse Dictionary - bysja
Meaning of Old Norse word "bysja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bysja
- [Dan. buse; Swed. busa = to gush], to gush, a defect, verb, occurs only twice or thrice, viz. in pres. sing. býss, Ó. H. (in a verse), busti (pret. sing.), gushed, of blood, Hkv. 2.8; of tears, Edda (append.) 217: the infin. never occurs, and the word is never used in prose.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛋᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- infin.
- infinitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- sing.
- singular.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- viz.
- namely.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)