Definitions
Definitions
1 bölva bǫlva
að, [Ulf. balvjan = βασανίζειν], to curse, with dat. or absol., Stj. 37, 199, Sks. 539, 549, Hom. 33.
2 bölva bǫlva
β. to swear, Sturl. iii. 239. bölv, n. swearing, (mod.)
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
bölva
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "bölva" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).