Böggr

Old Norse Dictionary - böggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "böggr" (or bǫggr) in English.

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

böggr (bǫggr): m., dat. böggvi, an obsol. word, a bag; breiðr b., a big bag, in a metaph. sense, Glúm. (in a verse): the dimin. böggull, m. a small bag, is in freq. use as a nickname, Arn. S. BS. i. bögla, að, to shrivel, v. bagla.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

dimin.: diminutive.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

obsol.: obsolete.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

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