Býsna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - býsna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "býsna" in English.

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

býsna Old Icelandic word can mean:

býsna
(að), v.
býsna
1) to bode, portend (þetta ~r tjón ok sorg);
býsna
2) ~ skal til batnaðar, things must run to an extreme before they get better.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛋᚾᛅ

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