Bófi

Old Norse Dictionary - bófi

Meaning of Old Norse word "bófi" in English.

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

bófi: a, m. [Germ. bube, büberl, spitzbube, v. Grimm], a knave, rogue, in Icel. only in a bad sense; cp. the rhyming phrase, þjófar og bófar, thieves and knaves; no reference from old writers is on record (though it is common enough at the present day), except that in Eb. it is used as a nickname, Freysteinn Bófi; in Swed. it occurs as a pr. name, Baut. 1478, 1483.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pr.: proper, properly.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Baut.: Bautil. (K. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

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