Bif-röst
Old Norse Dictionary - bif-röst
Meaning of Old Norse word "bif-röst" (or bif-rǫst)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bif-röst (bif-rǫst)
- f., the poët. mythical name of the rainbow, Edda 8, (via tremula); but Gm. 44 and Fm. 15 read bilröst.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, bif-röst may be more accurately written as bif-rǫst.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚠ-ᚱᚢᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fm.
- Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)