Breiðablik [Literally broad-blink, from breiðr, broad, and blika (Germ. blicken; Eng. to blink), to gleam, twinkle]. Balder’s dwelling. Breidablik.

Brísingamen. Freyja’s necklace or ornament. Brisingamen.

Buri. [This word is generally explained as meaning the bearing, i. e. father; but we think that it is the same as the Anglo-Saxon býre, son, descendant, offspring. We do not see how it can be conceived as an active participle of the verb bera, to bring forth. See p. [195], where we have followed Keyser.] The father of Bor. He was produced by the cow’s licking the stones covered with rime. Bure.

Byggvir. Frey’a attendant; Beyla’s husband. Bygver.

Byleiptr [The flame of the dwelling]. The brother of Loke. Byleipt.

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Dagr [Day]. Son of Delling. Dag.

Dáinn. A hart that gnaws the branches of Ygdrasil. Daain.

Dellingr [deglinger (dagr, day), dayspring]. The father of Day. Delling.

Dís; plural Dísir. Attendant spirit or guardian angel. Any female mythic being may be called Dís. Dis.