Bók-nám
Old Norse Dictionary - bók-nám
Meaning of Old Norse word "bók-nám"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bók-nám
- n. (bók-næmi, Bs. i. 793), book-training, learning; setja e-n til b., Bs. i. 793; vera at b., to be a-reading, opp. to at riti, a-writing, 91, 265.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚴ-ᚾᛅᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)