Hjá-bú

Old Norse Dictionary - hjá-bú

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjá-bú"

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

hjá-bú
n. an outlying estate, opp. to heima-ból, Sturl. ii. 229.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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