Búnaðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - búnaðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "búnaðr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

búnaðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

búnaðr
(gen. -ar), m.
búnaðr
1) household, housekeeping; reisa, setja búnað = reisa, gøra bú, to set up a household; fara búnaði sínum = fara búferli, to remove one’s household;
búnaðr
2) equipment, dress, = búningr;
búnaðr
3) preparations (for a voyage, freebooting expedition, etc.);
búnaðr
4) = búningr 4.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚾᛅᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
etc.
et cetera.

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