Ör-boð

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-boð

Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-boð" (or ǫr-boð) in English.

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

ör-boð (ǫr-boð)
n. = örvarboð, an arrow-summons, Hkr. i. 250.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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