Heila-böst

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Heila-böst

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 heila-böst (heila-bǫst)

n. pl., medic. the brain membrane; fyrir framan ok aptan h., denoting the forehead and occiput, N. G. L. i. 172; þá er maðr heilundi er kora (a probe) kennir inn til heilabasta, Grág. ii. 91.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᛁᛚᛅ-ᛒᚢᛋᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
medic.
medicinally.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
prob
probable, probably.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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