Bógr

Old Norse Dictionary - bógr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bógr" in English.

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

bógr Old Norse word can mean:

bógr
m., old acc. pl. bógu, Nj. 95, FmS. v. 163, etc.: mod. bóga; old dat. bægi, Hlt., Vkv. 31, Stj. 249, [A. S. bôg; Dan. boug; Engl. bow of a ship; and in Old Engl. bowres are the muscles of the shoulder]:—the shoulder of an animal, (armr of a man); á hinum hægra bæginum, Stj. 249; ek hjó varginn í sundr fyrir aptan bóguna, Nj. l. c., FmS. l. c.; lær uxans tvau ok báða bógana, the shoulder-piece of the ox (the Ob. bóguna), Edda 45; cp. bœgsli or bæxli, the shoulder of a whale or dragon, v. Lex. Poët.:—the bow of a ship, v. bóglína above.
bógr
2. mod. metaph. of the side of a person or thing; á hinn, þann bóginn, on this, on that side; á báða bóga, on both sides, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hlt.
Háleygja-tal. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ob.
Orms-bók. (C. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
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