Báðir

Old Norse Dictionary - báðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "báðir" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

báðir: adj. pron. dual, gen. beggja, neut. bæði; rarely báði, gen. báðra, sometimes occur in MSS. of the 14th century, but both of them are Norse forms, [Goth. bai, baioþs; A. S. ba; Engl. both; Germ. beide; cp. also Gr. αμφω, Lat. ambo]:—both, Nj. 82, Sturl. iii. 314, Eg. 257, Grág. i. 368, n. G. l. i. 33, Ísl. ii. 348, FmS. x. 118, etc. etc.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

neut.: neuter.

pron.: pronoun.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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