Versa-bók

Old Norse Dictionary - versa-bók

Meaning of Old Norse word "versa-bók" in English.

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

versa-bók
f. a book in verse, poems; þar er Cato með glósa, item níu versabækr aðrar, Vm. 61; versabók þá er heitir Ovidius, Bs. i. 238.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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