Bog-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - bog-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bog-maðr" in English.

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

bog-maðr
m. a bowman, archer, Fas. i. 382, Ingv. 34, Lv. 63, Fær. 56, Fms. vi. 413. bogmanns-merki, n. the zodiacal sign, Arcitenens, Rb. 102.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Ingv.
Ingvars Saga. (E. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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