Mót-bára

Old Norse Dictionary - mót-bára

Meaning of Old Norse word "mót-bára" in English.

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

mót-bára
u, f. a ‘counter-wave:’ metaph. an objection, Thom. 42, Bs. ii. 42, Karl. 543.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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