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pin (burter), to b. de koli; to b. ut de wick o’ de koli, to pull up the wick (C.). A form bort [bȯ‘rt] is noted down in Conn. More rarely birt [bə‘rt] (Yⁿ.). O.N. birta, vb., to make light; brighten; Fær. birta and No. byrta, vb., inter alia to quicken a fire; snuff the wick in a lamp (train-oil lamp; Fær. birta kolu; No. byrta kola). Ross gives with hesitation a form “burta” from Nhl.

burter [bo‘rtər], sb., a wooden pin with which the wick in an open train-oil lamp (koli) is trimmed and pulled up to make it burn brighter. Wests. No. byrtar, m., a pin with which to trim a lamp.

bus [bus, būs, b^oūs], sb., 1) precipitation; excessive (and somewhat noisy) haste (Nm^w.). 2) agitated state of the sea; de sea is in a b., the sea is in uproar (U^w.: b^oūs). 3) short period of stormy and partly rainy weather, a b. [bus] o’ wadder [‘weather’]: N.I. 4) a blazing fire, a b. [bus] o’ a fire (Nm.; De.), = bas², sb. — *bus (rushing forward, etc.). No. bus, n., something excessively violent, esp. violent storm; cf. Sw. dial. busa, vb., inter alia: to blow hard. — Shetl. busel [busəl, bosəl], haste; busy, hurried activity, in a b. (Uⁿ.), assimilates in meaning to Eng. “bustle”, sb., but the pronunciation with u points to a deriv. of bus; cf. bambusel under bambus, sb.

bus [bus], vb., 1) vb. n., a) to go precipitately; rush on; he cam’ busin in (into) de hoose (Sa.); to b. on, to walk very fast (Y.); b) to make a pretence of activity, to b. aboot de hoose (Fe., Conn.). 2) vb. a., a) to “b. on” a fire, to light a big fire in a hurry (Y^m.); b) to b. togedder, to pack up something in a great hurry (Du.). No. and Sw. dial. busa, Da. buse, vb., to rush blindly forward or along. Cf., No. busa (bu‘sa: R.) = to fling, with Shetl.

bus, in sense of to pack up in a hurry. — Shetl. busel [busəl, bosəl], vb., to be in a hurried activity, a bustlin body (Uⁿ)., almost assimilates in meaning to “bustle”, vb., but the pronunc. with u points to a deriv. of bus.

busbas [bus·bas·], sb., great noisy haste; he cam’ wi’ a b., he came with a rush. Fe. The first part of the compd. is bus, sb.; q.v. The second part: *bas; cf. No. basa, vb., to rollick; make a noise; Sw. (dial.) basa, vb., to spring; jump along.

busel, sb. and vb., see bus, sb. and vb.

busel [busəl, bosəl], vb., to litter animals, rake up the straw in the litter, to b. among de strae [‘straw’]. N.Roe. *busla. Sw. dial. “busslä”, vb., of swine: to root up the litter, make a lair. Cf. No. bus, n., = bos, litter, Shetl. bos.

busen [būsən and comm.: būzən], adj., 1) of fire: big, blazing, a b. fire: Fo. 2) very active, energetic; fairly comm.; also busom [būsom] (U.). Ork. boosam, adj., = Shetl. busen 2 (busom). No. bussen and byssjen, adj., big; powerful; in hot haste, that goes in head foremost (bussa, vb.). L.Sc. bousum, bowsom, adj., has a different sense (pliant; tractable; glad; gay), but the change -en > -om in the suffix of the Shetl. (and Ork.) word may be due to the infl. of the L.Sc. word.

buser [būsər]. sb., a well-developed, vigorous person; also occas. boser [bōsər]. L. No. buse and bose (bause), m., a well-fed, vigorous (vigorous-looking) person.

busigget [bū·sɩg·ət], adj., of an animal (esp. a horse or cow); having a stiff shoulder-joint, caused by dislocation; a b. mare, horse or coo. N.I. Prob. *bóg-siggóttr or -siggaðr (“stiff-shouldered”). O.N. bógr, m., Shetl. bu, shoulder of an animal;