Hólmgöngu-boð

Old Norse Dictionary - hólmgöngu-boð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hólmgöngu-boð" (or hólmgǫngu-boð) in English.

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

hólmgöngu-boð (hólmgǫngu-boð)
n. challenging to h., Valla L. 214, Fas. ii. 475.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hólmgöngu-boð may be more accurately written as hólmgǫngu-boð.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Valla L.
Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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