Bolsvöxtr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - bolsvöxtr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "bolsvöxtr" (or bolsvǫxtr) in Norwegian.

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

bolsvöxtr (bolsvǫxtr)
bolsvöxtr, m. Kroppens Form eller Dan-nelse; (Martha) var kurteis í bolsvextiHeilaG. I, 5138; G. var mikill maðrvexti ok vel bolsvexti Bp. I, 667.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚮᛚᛋᚠᚯᛋᛏᚱ
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:

G.
Genitiv.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.

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