Um-bót

Old Norse Dictionary - um-bót

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

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

um-bót: f., esp. in plur. repairs, Gþl. 416; þurfa umbóta, Bs. i. 693: a mending, bettering, Fms. iv. 262, vi. 208, Sturl. iii. 3 C, Gþl. iv. (pref., where it means an emendation), umbótar-maðr, m. one who mends matters, Sturl. iii. 3, Fms. x. 110, Bs. i. 651.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

plur.: plural.

pref.: preface.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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