Botn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - botn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "botn" in Norwegian.

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

botn: botn, m. (G. botns eller botz, n. Pl. -ar) 1) den underste Del af en Masse, Mængde, hvorpaa den øvrige Del hviler. Eb. 63(11816). 2) Bund i Kar eller Sæk, Bund-stykket i en Kiste, en af Bundene i en Tønde. Sturl. I, 2874; Guðr. 3, 9; Nj. 89 (13312);OH. 14922; silfrbikarr sem stendr sanctaMargarettar skrift á bothnenom Dn. II, 46845 jvf 40; beinsta veg af botnikviðarins upp í munninn Mar. 28120. 3) Bunden, det inderste af en Fjord,Vig eller desl. Flat. I, 18726; Symb. 2817; jvf fjarðarbotn, hafsbotn, vágs-botn; af en Dal: Vatsdalsbotn Sturl.II, 22313; se dalsbotn. 4) et SlagsKar eller Emballage; selja vax botnum(&vl staupum) heilum Rb. 49. - Som Øgenavn; Böðvarr b. Sturl. I, 38320.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚮᛏᚿ
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:

desl.: deslige.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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