Yfir-bót

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Yfir-bót

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 yfir-bót

f. redress, Ver. 27, Sks. 584; and eccl. repentance: in the allit. phrase, iðran ok yfirbót; yfirbót syndar, göra Guði yfirbót fyrir syndir, Mar., Hom. (St.); ganga til yfirbóta.

2 yfir-bót

2. plur. compensation; bjóða þeim yfirbætr, Ísl. ii. 327; Æsir buðu henni sætt ok yfirbætr, Edda 46; ef maðr görir til útlegðar í Kristnum rétti ok gengr hann til yfirbóta, N. G. L. i. 156; yfirbætr eru hvers beztar, a saying, Karl. 496.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᛒᚢᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
plur.: plural.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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