Ból-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary - ból-staðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ból-staðr" in English.

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

ból-staðr Old Norse word can mean:

ból-staðr
m. a homestead; hon á þar bólstaði mikla, Edda, where Ed. A. D. 1848 has bústaði, which is a more household Icel. word; hálfan b., half the farm, Grág. i. 396, ii. 222 A.
ból-staðr
COMPD: bólstaðargörð.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. D.
Anno Domini.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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