Bjóðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bjóðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 bjóðr

m. [bjóða], poët. one who invites, Lex. Poët; cp. also compds such as við-bjóðr, disgust, from bjóða við.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚢᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
f.
feminine.
Fr
French in etymologies.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
gl
glossary.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
masc.
masculine.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
p.
page.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
S.
South, Southern.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
ζ
uncertain or wrong reading.

Works & Authors

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Haustl.
Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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