Boð-orð

Old Norse Dictionary - boð-orð

Meaning of Old Norse word "boð-orð" in English.

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

boð-orð Old Norse word can mean:

boð-orð: n. order, bidding; Guðs b., Hom. 34, Ver. 25, Bs. i. 67, Magn. 448: as a law term, an ordinance, K. Á. 192; = penance in eccl. sense, K. Þ. K. 26: in mod. usage, esp. the Ten Commandments (Tiu-laga-boðorð, or with the article, Boðorðin), Sks. 671, cp. Pr. 437, where they are termed ‘Laga-orð.’

boð-orð: COMPDS: boðorðabreytni, boðorðamaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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