Yfir-bót

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-bót

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

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

yfir-bót Old Norse word can mean:

yfir-bót: f. redress, Ver. 27, Sks. 584; and eccl. repentance: in the allit. phrase, iðran ok yfirbót; yfirbót syndar, göra Guði yfirbót fyrir syndir, Mar., Hom. (St.); ganga til yfirbóta.

yfir-bót: 2. plur. compensation; bjóða þeim yfirbætr, Ísl. ii. 327; Æsir buðu henni sætt ok yfirbætr, Edda 46; ef maðr görir til útlegðar í Kristnum rétti ok gengr hann til yfirbóta, N. G. l. i. 156; yfirbætr eru hvers beztar, a saying, Karl. 496.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

L.: Linnæus.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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