búa.
to reside, to live
Meaning & usage
to reside, to live
Ég bý í Þýskalandi.
Þar sem ég bý.
to run a farm or home
Hann er hættur að búa.
to prepare
to cause to dwell/lurk used in set phrases
Honum býr eitthvað í brjósti.
Mér býr ekki hatur í hug
to have finished, to be done
Það er búið að loka búðinni.
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse búa, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.