Bust

Old Norwegian Dictionary - bust

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "bust" in Norwegian.

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

bust: burst, eller bust, f. (n. Pl. -ir) 1) stivtHaar; lat. pilus Hb. 223 (Dan. 14, 27);draga bust or nefi e-m Ölk. 203 fg. 2) Svinets børstede Ryg, Børsterne paasamme. SE. I, 3422; Flat. I, 531 (Herv.23311); Flat. II, 2715. 3) Tagryg- gen paa et Hus, den skarpe Kant somdannes der hvor begge dets Tagsiderstøde sammen. Flat. I, 2769; Mar.71820; yfir uppi vætt vaxit sem ræfr,ok þar af upp höfuð ok burst (á hlið-veggjunum Heilag. II, 17413) OH. 23525.Som Øgenavn: Einarr b. Dn. II, 16512;Amundi b. Fm. VIII, 396. 419.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚢᛋᛏ
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:

f.: Feminin.

fg.: følgende.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

Pl.: Pluralis.

v.: Verbum.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages related to Old Norwegian.