Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Boð-orð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 boð-orð

n. order, bidding; Guðs b., Hom. 34, Ver. 25, Bs. i. 67, Magn. 448: as a law term, an ordinance, K. Á. 192; = penance in eccl. sense, K. Þ. K. 26: in mod. usage, esp. the Ten Commandments (Tiu-laga-boðorð, or with the article, Boðorðin), Sks. 671, cp. Pr. 437, where they are termed ‘Laga-orð.’

2 boð-orð

COMPDS: boðorðabreytni, boðorðamaðr.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

boð-orð

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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