Baug-eiðr
Old Norse Dictionary - baug-eiðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "baug-eiðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- baug-eiðr
- m. the oath upon the sacred temple ring in heathen times; b. Óðinn hygg ek at unnit hafi, hvat skal hans trygðum trúa, Hm. 110; cp. the phrase, vinna eið at baugi, v. baugr below; the baugeiðr of heathen times answers to the Christian bókeiðr and vinna eið at bók, to swear, laying the hand upon the Gospel.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚢᚴ-ᛁᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)