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Boð-skapr

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Definitions

Definitions

2 definitions

1 boð-skapr

m. a bidding, ordinance, Stj. 82, H, E. i. 471, 677. 6, Fms. ii. 61.

2 boð-skapr

II. in mod. usage, announcement.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

boð-skapr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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