Boðs-váttr

Old Norse Dictionary - boðs-váttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "boðs-váttr" in English.

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

boðs-váttr
m. a witness to a boð, 4. β, N. G. L. i. 237.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

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