BOBBI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BOBBI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 BOBBI

a, m. a snail-shell, Eggert Itin., hence metaph. puzzle, in the phrase, komast í bobba, to get into a puzzle.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᛒᛒᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Itin.
Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
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