Böð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - böð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "böð" (or bǫð) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

böð (bǫð)
böð, f. (G. böðvar) Strid, Kamp (ags.beado); þá réð í böð bráða brynjatfolk at dynja OH. 21637; kvaddi liðböðvar OH. 22226. Jvf. börr.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, böð may be more accurately written as bǫð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚯᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
G.
Genitiv.
s.
substantiv.

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