Hand-bogi

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-bogi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-bogi" in English.

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

hand-bogi
a, m. a hand-bow, Landn. 288, Sks. 390, 626, Orkn. 148, Fms. vii. 45, Fb. i. 486; opp. to lásbogi, a cross-bow.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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