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Bjóðr

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1 bjóðr

m. [bjóða], poët. one who invites, Lex. Poët; cp. also compds such as við-bjóðr, disgust, from bjóða við.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

bjóðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
f.
feminine.
Fr
French in etymologies.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
gl
glossary.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
masc.
masculine.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
p.
page.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
S.
South, Southern.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
ζ
uncertain or wrong reading.

Works & Authors

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Haustl.
Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

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