Bók-nám

Old Norse Dictionary - bók-nám

Meaning of Old Norse word "bók-nám" in English.

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

bók-nám
n. (bók-næmi, Bs. i. 793), book-training, learning; setja e-n til b., Bs. i. 793; vera at b., to be a-reading, opp. to at riti, a-writing, 91, 265.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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