Ör-boða

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-boða

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

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

ör-boða (ǫr-boða)
u, f. the name of a giantess, Hdl., Edda.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛒᚢᚦᛅ
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:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hdl.
Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
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