Bops

Old Norse Dictionary - bops

Meaning of Old Norse word "bops" in English.

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

bops Old Norse word can mean:

bops
n. an onomatopoëtic word, [Germ. bumbs], bump or plump; mikit fall, svá at b. kvað í skrokkinum, Þórð. 16.
bops
β. the faint bark of a dog: also bopsa, að.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
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