Sið-bót

Old Norse Dictionary - sið-bót

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

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

sið-bót: f. reformation of life or religion, Greg. 22; mart var þat annat sem þeir (the bishops) settu ok sömdu á sínum dögum til siðbótar lands-mönnum, Bs. i. 73; ok vóru þar frammi höfð erendi erkibiskups ok þær siðbætr er hann hafði boðit, 684; talaði konungr marga hluti til siðbótar þeim mönnum er þar vóru saman komnir, Fms. ii. 134; til siðbótnr honum ok skilningar, Bs. i. 431.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

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