Vettvangs-búi
Old Norse Dictionary - vettvangs-búi
Meaning of Old Norse word "vettvangs-búi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vettvangs-búi
- a, m. a neighbour to the place of action, to be summoned as búi, Grág. ii. 17; vætt-fangsbúar, Nj. 100.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᛏᚢᛅᚾᚴᛋ-ᛒᚢᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)