Við-borði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Við-borði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 við-borði

a, m. [from viða (II); the spelling viðrborði, Al. 128, is therefore wrong]:—the broadside turned towards the enemy; in metaph. phrases, vera á viðborða, to be broadside on, in an exposed position, Fms. vii. 292; hann sparði ekki Grikki til at þeir hefði sik á viðborða, i. e. he used them as a forlorn hope, vi. 137; er því trúat at ek hafa látið hann vera á viðborða, Al. 128.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛏ-ᛒᚢᚱᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

i. e.
id est.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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