Búkarl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - búkarl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "búkarl" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

búkarl: búkarl, m. = búandkarl, búandi, bóndi(jvf búkona). a) i Modsætning til kaup-maðr; búkarlar (jvf búendr Fbr. 4723)ok kaupmenn Fbr. 475; b) i Modsæt- ning til Høvdingerne og dem, som ere iKongens Tjeneste: herra L. var viðþetta mjök heitr, at búkarlar gerðusik svá digra, at þeir hugðu at skipalögum í landi, þeim sem konungr einnsaman átti at ráða Bp. I, 71927; Márkvezk eigi hirða hvat þeir búkarlarrœddu þar á ströndum um vistir hansSturL. I, 1032; kváðu norðr frá ekkivera nema búkarla ok fiskimenn okþá er ekki mannsmót væri at SturL.II, 2627. Som Øgenavn: Erlendr bú-karl EJb. 13812.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚢᚴᛆᚱᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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