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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Busla Busl 2VIII (Bós 2)

[1] Buslu (gen. sg.) ‘Busla’s’: The name is attested in Old Norse only here. The appellative busla is used in Modern Icelandic with the meaning ‘whore’ (Sigfús Blöndal 1920-4, 121) or ‘slob, slovenly person’ (cf. Bós 1996, 72) and probably belongs etymologically to the IE root *bhu ‘inflate, swell’ (ÍO: 1 busla).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Sigfús Blöndal. 1920-4. Islandsk-dansk ordbog / Íslensk-dönsk orðabók. Reykjavík, Copenhagen and Kristiania (Oslo): Verslun Þórarins B. Þorlákssonar / Aschehoug.
  3. ÍO = Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. 1989. Íslensk orðsifjabók. Reykjavík: Orðabók Háskólans.
  4. Bós 1996 = Sverrir Tómasson, ed. 1996. Bósa saga og Herrauðs. Reykjavík: Mál og menning.

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