Eptir-bátr
Old Norse Dictionary - eptir-bátrMeaning of Old Norse word "eptir-bátr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- eptir-bátr
- m. an ‘after-boat,’ ship’s boat, Eg. 374, Fms. vii. 195, 214, Orkn. 420: metaph. a laggard, Fær. 49, Ísl. i. 236.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛒᛏᛁᚱ-ᛒᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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