Bölstafir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - bölstafir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "bölstafir" (or bǫlstafir) in Norwegian.

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

bölstafir (bǫlstafir)
bölstafir, m. pl. Ulykke, Elendighed. Sig-drif. 30.

Part of speech: m pl

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚯᛚᛋᛏᛆᚠᛁᚱ
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.
m.
Masculin.
pl.
Pluralis.

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