Nafn-bót

Old Norse Dictionary - nafn-bót

Meaning of Old Norse word "nafn-bót" in English.

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

nafn-bót
f. a title, rank, Nj. 6, Fms. iii. 185, ix. 257, Fb. ii. 288: redress, Ísl. ii. 386.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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