Við-borði

Old Norse Dictionary - við-borði

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-borði" in English.

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

við-borði: a, m. [from viða (II); the spelling viðrborði, Al. 128, is therefore wrong]:—the broadside turned towards the enemy; in metaph. phrases, vera á viðborða, to be broadside on, in an exposed position, Fms. vii. 292; hann sparði ekki Grikki til at þeir hefði sik á viðborða, i. e. he used them as a forlorn hope, vi. 137; er því trúat at ek hafa látið hann vera á viðborða, Al. 128.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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