Hug-borð

Old Norse Dictionary - hug-borð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hug-borð" in English.

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

hug-borð
n. courage, metaph. from a ship, Fms. vii. 143, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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