Út-boð

Old Norse Dictionary - út-boð

Meaning of Old Norse word "út-boð" in English.

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

út-boð: n., mostly in pl. ‘out-biddings,’ a calling out, levy, conscription, of ships and men, Sks. 27; hafa leigu-laust ok útboða., free from levy, Gþl. 432; synja honum leiðangrs né útboða, 76; hann var opt á sumrum í hernaði ok hafði útboð mikil í landi, … þat var eitt var at jarl hafði útboð mikit sem hann var vanr, Orkn. 40; í því biskups-ríki eru ellifu tigir skipa konungi til útboðs, Fms. xi. 229; ek vil at þú farir sendiferð mína norðr á Hálogaland ok hafir þar útboð, bjóðir út almenning at liði ok at skipum, … þá átti hann þing en sendi menn sína frá sér at krefja útboðsins, Ó. H. 147; útboða-bréf, a writ of conscription, Fms. ix. 297, x. 64; útboða framlag, Sks. 27 B.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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