Bak-borði

Old Norse Dictionary - bak-borði

Meaning of Old Norse word "bak-borði"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

bak-borði
a, m. (bakborð, m., Jb. 407 A), [Dutch baakbord], the larboard side of a ship, opp. to stjórnborði, Fb. i. 22, Jb. l. c., Fms. vii. 12, Orkn. 8.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚴ-ᛒᚢᚱᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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