Böðvask

Old Norse Dictionary - böðvask

Meaning of Old Norse word "böðvask" (or bǫðvask) in English.

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

böðvask (bǫðvask): að, dep. to rave, Hðm. 21.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, böðvask may be more accurately written as bǫðvask.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

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