Bauka

Old Norse Dictionary - bauka

Meaning of Old Norse word "bauka" in English.

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

bauka
að, [Swed. böka], prop. to dig, to rummage; hann b. til fiskanna, viz. in order to steal them, Grett. 137; aldri skal ek í belginn bauka, says the giant in the tale, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 458.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
prop.
proper, properly.
Swed.
Swedish.
viz.
namely.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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