Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Við-borði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

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Runic Inscription

við-borði

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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