Mona,

bua means to dwell and is used in variety of context like a
dwelling, to live as you mentioned. I would have to check with a IE
eytomology dictionary to where bondi is derived from. I believe
another word for bond is hrapt for what that is worth.





--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "mona striewe" <mona@...>
wrote:

> hi there,
> as far as i know the word "bóndi" for a farmer comes from "búandi"

which is

> a present participle from "búa", to live (on the land).
> mona