Botn-hola

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Botn-hola

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 botn-hola

u, f. a pit; in the phrase, at vera kominn í botnholu, to have got into a hole, i. e. into a scrape, metaphor from fox-hunting, Sturl. ii. 62, Fms. viii. 186.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᛏᚾ-ᚼᚢᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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