Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bola

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 bola

að, prop. to fell trees, to cut through the bole (bolr), Fas. i. 106.

2 bola

II. [boli, a bull], to bully; b. e-n út, to push one out, as a bull with the horns: reflex, bolast, a wrestling term, of two wrestlers pushing or butting at one another with their heads.

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Runic Inscription

bola

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
for.: foreign.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
impers: impersonal.
impers.: impersonal.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pers.: person, personal.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
reflex: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

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