Borð-sveinn

Old Norse Dictionary - borð-sveinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "borð-sveinn" in English.

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

borð-sveinn
m. a butler, waiter, Mag. 66; cp. skutilsveinn.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
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