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Byggvir
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Old Norse
Etymology
From non bygg barley from non gem-pro *bewwu, cognate with ang Bēow.
Pronunciation
non /ˈbyɡɡ.vir/ 12th century Icelandic
Proper noun
non proper noun
non Norse mythology A god, husband of Beyla, servant of Freyr
non 12th century Lokasenna "Þegi þú, Beyla,þú ert Byggvis kvænok meini blandinn mjök,ókynjan meirakom-a med ása sonum;öll ertu, deigja, dritin." ..."Silence, Beyla.You're Byggvir's wife—and you have plenty of other faults.There's no greater beastamong the Aesir,you lowly milkmaid." Jackson Crawford, The Poetic Edda: Expanded Second Edition 2025
non male
Declension
sing-indef Byggvi
References
Orðsifjabók.Árnastofnun
Lokasenna at Heimskringla
Jackson Crawford, 2025, The Poetic Edda: Expanded Second Edition, 2nd ed., Hackett Publishing, ISBN- 978-1-64792-249-8