Böðvask
Old Norse Dictionary - böðvask
Meaning of Old Norse word "böðvask" (or bǫðvask)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- böðvask (bǫðvask)
- að, dep. to rave, Hðm. 21.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, böðvask may be more accurately written as bǫðvask.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚦᚢᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dep.
- deponent.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hðm.
- Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)