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buris, m. borax (for. word).
burr (-ar, -ir), m. poet. son.
burst or bust, f. (1) bristle, bristles; draga b. ór nefi e-m, to draw a bristle out of one's nose, to cheat one; (2) gablehead or ridge of a house.
bursta-kollr, m. bristle-scalp, an assumed name.
burstar-hár, n. bristly hair.
bursti, m. bristly hair.
burst-ígull, m. hedgehog.
burt, adv. = brott.
burt, f., in the phrase, riða á b., to ride a tilt.
burt-búningr, m. preparation to leave a place (vera í -búningi).
burt-reið, f. riding a tilt.
burtreiðar-maðr, m. tilter;
-vápn, n. tilt-weapon.
burt-stöng, f. a lance for tilting.
busil-kinna, f. a woman with fat or chubby cheeks.
busl, n. bustle, commotion (þú váru goðin í busli miklu).
buss, m. box, boxwood.
bust, f. (1) bristle = burst; (2) a kind of fish.
busti, m. = bursti.
buza, f. a sort of merchant-ship.
bú, n. (1) household, farming; þat er bú, er maðr hefir málnytan smala, it is 'bú', if a man has a milking stock; gøra, setja, reisa bú, to set up a home for oneself; bregða búi, to give up farming; eiga bú við e-n, to share a household with one; fara búi, to remove one's household; vera fyrir búi, to manage a household; búa búi sinu, to have one's own household; búa úmegðar-búi, to have many dependants (unable to work); (2) the stock of a farmstead (sumir lágu úti á fjöllum með bú sín); drepa niðr bú, höggva bú, to kill or destroy one's stock; (3) housekeeping; fá til búsins, to procure necessaries for the maintenance of the household; einskis þurfti í bú at biðja, there was plenty of everything; (4) farm, estate; fara milli búa sinna, to go from one estate to another; eiga bú, to own an estate; (5) home, house (reið Hrútr heim til bús síns); vera at or á búi með e-m, to live at one's house.
búa (bý; bjó, bjoggum or bjuggum; búinn), v. (1) to prepare, make ready; b. skip í for, to make a ship ready for a voyage; b. ferð sína, to make ready for a journey (voyage); b. veizlu, to prepare (make preparations) for a feast; b. mál á hendr e-m, to take out a summons against one, be in a lawsuit; (2) to dress, attire, adorn, ornament; bjó hón hana sem hón kunni bezt, she dressed her as well as she could; sá þeir konur vel búnar, well dressed; b. beð, rekkju, to make a bed; b. öndvegi, hús, to make a high seat, adorn a house (for a feast); öll umgjörðin var búin gulli ok silfri, adorned (mounted) with gold and silver; vápn búit mjök, much ornamented; (3) to fix one's abode in a place, = byggja (þegar munu jötnar Ásgarð b.); (4) to deal with, to treat; þeir bjuggu búi sem þeim líkaði, they treated it as they liked, viz. recklessly; Haraldr bjó heldr úsparliga kornum Sveins, used S.'s stores rather unsparingly; (5) to live, dwell (b. í tjöldum); þeir bjuggu þar um nóttina, they stayed there during the night; sá maðr bjó á skipi (had his berth) næst Haraldi; (6) to have a household (cattle, sheep, and milk); meðan þú vilt b., as long as thou will keep house; b. á or at, with the name of the place added in dat., to live at or in (hann bjó á Velli; Gunnar bjó at Hlíðarenda); (7) to be, = vera (skip þau öll, er á vatni búa); b. í skapi, brjósti e-m, to be, dwell in one's mind (eigi býr þér lítit í skapi); sýnandi þá hjartaliga gleði, er í brjósti býr, that fills the breast; (8) to behave, conduct onself (bjuggu þeir þar fremr úfriðliga); (9) with preps., b. af e-u, to lose; láta e-n af baugum b., to let him be deprived of his riches; b. at e-u, to treat, = b. e-u (cf. 4); þeir höfðu spurt hvern veg Þórólfr hafði búit at herbergjum þeirra, how Th. had treated their premises; b. e-t fyrir, to prepare (þeir hlutir, er guð hefir fyrir búit

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