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Af-boð

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1 af-boð

n. threats, high words, Fms. x. 199; ofboð, n., is used of panic, fear, agony, and as a prefix in compds of boðs = exceedingly. So now the modern verb ofbjóða, mostly used impers., e-m ofbýðr, to be shocked at, etc.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

af-boð

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "af-boð" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

etc.
et cetera.
gl
glossary.
impers
impersonal.
impers.
impersonal.
mod
modern.
n.
neuter.
pers.
person, personal.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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