Böl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - böl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "böl" (or bǫl) in Norwegian.

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

böl (bǫl)
böl, n. (D. bölvi) Skade, Ulykke. Lok. 39;Hyndl. 47; fá böl af e-m Hb. 226;bjóða e-m böl Flat. I, 31427; þá erbótin næst, er bölit er hæst Heilag. I,44511; svá skal böl bœta at bíða annatmeira Flat. II, 33621; kann vera atþetta sé eigi mikils vert nær því, efkemr annat böl meira OHm. 83.

Part of speech: n

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚯᛚ
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:

D.
Dativ.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
ndl.
nydøidsk.

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