Botn

Old Norse Dictionary - botn

Meaning of Old Norse word "botn" in English.

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

botn Old Norse word can mean:

botn: m. [Lat. fundus; A. S. botm; Engl. bottom; Hel. bodm; Germ. boden; Swed. batten; Dan. bund]:—the bottom; of a vessel, tunnu-botn, kistu-botn, etc., Nj. 133, Sturl. ii. 107, Hkr. ii. 245: the bottom of other things, e. g. of a haycock, Eb. 324; marar-botn, the bottom of the sea.

botn: β. the head of a bay, firth, lake, dale, or the like; fjarðar-botn, vatns-botn, vágs-botn, dals-botn: Botn is a local name in Icel., FmS. xi. 125: in pl. even = bays, nú er at segja hvat móts gengr við Grænaland ór botnum þeim er fyrir eru nefndir, MS. A. m. 294; Hafs-botnar, Trolla-botnar, the Polar Sea between Greenland and Norway; the ancients fancied that these bays were the abode of the giantS.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

A. M.: Arna-Magnacanus.

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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