Búkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - búkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "búkr" in Norwegian.

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

búkr: búkr, m. (G. -s, N. Pl. -ar) 1) Bug, Mave, = kviðr, lat. venter (ght. buk, mht.buch) HeilaG. II, 49012 (jvf Rom. 16,18; Phil. 3, 19); aldri kom hönd míná líkam hennar beran, aldri sá ek búkhennar beran HeilaG. I, 4432 (jvfmagaskegg, nári). 2) Legeme, lat. cor-pus; gyrðit höfuð drekans, ok verðrþegar halfdauðr allr hans bolr eðabúkr HeilaG. II, 38814; búksins breysk-leiki HeilaG. II, 40710; sá er sálinnifylgði aptr til búksins Mar. 8425. 3) Kropp mods. Hovedet, = bolr 3. Barl.16711.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚢᚴᚱ
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:

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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