Ból-göltr

Old Norse Dictionary - ból-göltr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ból-göltr" (or ból-gǫltr) in English.

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

ból-göltr (ból-gǫltr)
m. a pig kept in the homestead, Nj. 109, v. l.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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