Heila-böst
Old Norse Dictionary - heila-böstMeaning of Old Norse word "heila-böst" (or heila-bǫst) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heila-böst (heila-bǫst)
- n. pl., medic. the brain membrane; fyrir framan ok aptan h., denoting the forehead and occiput, n. G. l. i. 172; þá er maðr heilundi er kora (a probe) kennir inn til heilabasta, Grág. ii. 91.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, heila-böst may be more accurately written as heila-bǫst.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛚᛅ-ᛒᚢᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)