Bogi
Old Norse Dictionary - bogi
Meaning of Old Norse word "bogi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bogi can mean:bogi
- bogi
- a, m. [A. S. boga; Engl. bow; Germ. bogen]
- bogi
- 1. a bow, Nj. several times; skjóta af boga, 29, 96; benda b., FaS. ii. 88, Landn. 288, FmS. ii. 321, iii. 228; álm-bogi, hand-bogi, lás-bogi, ý-bogi, q. v.
- bogi
- 2. metaph. an arch, vault, SkS. 116: the rainbow, Stj. 62: metaph., bera mál ór boga, to disentangle a case, SkS. 654; himin-bogi, the sky; blóð-bogi, a gush of blood; regn-bogi, a rainbow; öln-bogi, an elbow.
- bogi
- 3. a spurt as from a fountain or a vein; þá stóð bogi úr kaleikinum, BS. i. 321; blóð-bogi.
- bogi
- COMPDS: bogadreginn, bogaháls, bogalist, bogamynd, bogaskot, bogastrengr, bogavápn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)