Bure

Bure and Bore mean 'the bearing' and 'the born' (father and son); Bestla may mean 'that which is best' and Bolthorn 'the miserable one'

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Bure and Bore mean 'the bearing' and 'the born' (father and son); Bestla may mean 'that which is best' and Bolthorn 'the miserable one' (Prose Edda, The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iii.)

Bure and Bore mean 'the bearing' and 'the born' (father and son); Bestla may mean 'that which is best' and Bolthorn 'the miserable one' (Prose Edda, The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iii.)

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