Hvata-buss
Old Norse Dictionary - hvata-buss
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvata-buss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvata-buss
- (-bussi), m. a busybody, Fbr. 191, v. 1.; gættú hans þá, Þórarinn, at hann komizk eigi í brott, ok ertú jafnan hvatabuss mikill, Fms. iv. 266.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛏᛅ-ᛒᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)