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- Baga = Short occasional verse; simpleton.

- Baldintáta = Naughty girl.

- Baldursbrá = Daisy.

- Bára = Wave.

- Barđa = Axe.

- Bera = She-bear. Although it is stated in ŢjsJÁ that Berufjörđur is named after a woman who lived there with the same name, the idea is groundless. In Norway, Bera is a common name for a river and the fjord would derive its name from the river which is now called Berjufjarđrá. The same goes for other Berufjords in Iceland.

- Bessa = She-bear.

- Beta = Short form of the name Elizabeth. Second letter in the Greek Alphabet.

- Beyla = Freyja's maidservant ( in the poem Lokasenna).

- Biđ = Delay, stay.

- Bikkja = Jade, hack. Also means bitch; considered shameful to be called a "son-of-a-bitch".

- Bil = Sól and Bil are considered as goddesses. (SnE).

- Bimbólína = ???

- Birna = She-bear.

- Birta = Brightness. Name for a pale grey isabella mare.

- Bitra = Bitterness, pungency, piercing cold. Name of a district.

- Bjalla = Little bell; greater black-backed gull.

- Bjóla = Cone-shaped mountain.

- Björg = Help, wn.

- Björk = Birch tree, wn.

- Björt = Bright, pale in colour.

- Blá  = Marshland.

- Blađka = Leaf of a plant.

- Blágrána = Grey with a bluish hue.

- Bláhvít = White with a bluish hue.

- Blaka = Pennant, leaf.

- Blákápa = Name used for witch-like women and troll-women.

- Bláma = Blue, with a bluish tinge.

- Blanda = Whey. Name of a river which refers to a blend of glacial water and mountain water.

- Blástjarna = "Blue-star", princess from a fairytale.

- Blávör = Name of a witch.

- Bleik = Name for a yellow dun mare.

- Bleikála = Name for a yellow dun mare with dark mane, tail and dorsal stripe. Also used as a second name for Kengála in Grettis saga.

- Bleikblesa = Name for a white-blazed yellow dun mare.

- Bleikfaxa = Name for a yellow dun mare with eye catching mane.

- Bleikja = Pale red-dun in colour; type of trout, Arctic char. Name for a yellow dun mare.

- Bleikka = Name for a yellow dun mare.

- Bleikkolla = Name for a mare with a bush yellow dun top.

- Bleikkúfa = Name for a yellow dun mare with a white head.

- Bleiknös = Name for a white-starred yellow dun mare.

- Bleikrauđka = Name for a reddish yellow dun mare, or a pale chestnut.

- Bleiksa = Name for a yellow dun mare.

- Bleikskjóna = Name for a yellow dune skewbald mare.

- Bleiksokka = Name for a white-socked yellow dun mare.

- Bleikstjarna = Name for a white-starred yellow dun mare.

- Blesa = Name for a white-blazed mare.

- Bletta = Name for a skewbald mare.

- Blíđa = Love, warmth, tenderness.

- Blíđka = She who soothes and softens.

- Blika = Bank of clouds.

- Blikfaxa = Mare with a shimmering mane.

- Blina = Bubble, pimple.

- Blćfaxa = Mare whose mane has a beautiful hue.

- Blćja = Thin covering, cloth.

- Blökk = Name for a dark-coloured or black mare.

- Bogga = Short form of various girls' names.

- Bóla = Pimple. One of Grýla's daughters.

- Bolla = Bread roll.

- Borga = Short form of "Vilborg", "Borghildur" and other similar Wn. names.

- Bót = Improvement.

- Bóthildur = Mare's name, Wn.

- Bótrún = Woman's name in a fairytale.

- Brá = Eyelash, countenance.

- Bráhvít = Of light complexion.

- Brák = Small wave which breaks over rocks. Implement used to work leather. Egill Skalla-Grímsson's foster mother was called Ţorgerđur brá k. "She was large, strong as a man and skilled in magic." (Egils saga).

- Brana = Hoyden, brave woman. Also the name of the foster mother in Há lfdanar saga.

- Branda = Small trout.

- Brella = Ruse, trick.

- Brenna = Fire.

- Bretta = Grimace, steep incline.

- Breyskja = Hot dry weather.

- Breyting = Change, alteration.

- Brík = Board, ledge.

- Brimkló = Name of an Icelandic pop group.

- Bringa = Chest. May also indicate another colour on the mare's fore-quaters.

- Brók = Trousers. May also be a name for a mare with either her fore or hind legs of a different colour from the rest of her body.

- Bróka = Wn. used in poetry. Said to be from the Norwegian word "bróke", "brindled animal".

- Brosma = forkbeard (type of fish).

- Brúđa = Doll.

- Brúđur = bride or newly-wed wife.

- Brún = Name for a black mare.

- Brúnblesa = Name for a white-blazed black mare.

- Brúngrána = Name for a grey mare with black tinges.

- Brúnhvít = Grey eyebrows and eyelashes.

- Brúnka = Name for a black mare.

- Brúnkolla = Name for a mare with a bushy black top.

- Brúnlitfara = Name for a black roan mare.

- Brúnnasa = Name for a white-snipped black mare.

- Brúnnös = Name for a white-snipped black mare.

- Brúnskjóna = Name for a piebald mare.

- Brúnskotta = Name for a black mare with a dark tail.

- Brúnsokka = Name for a white-socked black mare.

- Brúnstjarna = Name for a white-starred black mare.

- Brúntoppa = Name for a black mare with a forelock of an eye-catching colour.

- Brussa = Big, stout woman.

- Bryđja = Clumsy and sluttish woman.

- Brýja = Name of a troll-woman.

- Brynja = Coat of armour.

- Brött = Name for a perky, strutting mare.

- Búbót = Increase of household stores. Name for a cow.

- Budda = Small, chubby animal.

- Bulla = Piston in a butter-churn; large foot.

- Bumba = Drum, belly, paunch.

- Buna = Stream; unshapely leg.

- Brusta = From the word "brust" "bristles" on an animal's back.

- Búseyra = Troll-woman.

- Buska = Promiscuous tramp woman.

- Busla = trollop. Name of a witch in Bósa saga.

- Bússa = buxom, stout woman.

- Buxa = Trouser leg. Name for a mare with her fore or hind legs of a different colour.

- Bylgja = Wave.

- Byssa = Thought to be derived from the Norwegian word "byse", buxom, capable and attractive woman. (ÁBM).
 
 

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