Bolvöxtr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - bolvöxtr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "bolvöxtr" (or bolvǫxtr) in Norwegian.

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

bolvöxtr (bolvǫxtr)
bolvöxtr, m. Kroppens Form eller Dan-nelse, = bolsvöxtr; far þú af klæðumok vil ek sjá bolvöxt þínn Fld. III,605.

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, bolvöxtr may be more accurately written as bolvǫxtr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚮᛚᚠᚯᛋᛏᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.

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