Böl
Old Norse Dictionary - böl
Meaning of Old Norse word "böl" (or bǫl)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- böl (bǫl)
- n., dat. bölvi, gen. pl. bölva, [cp. Goth. balva-vesei and balveins = βάσανος, κόλασις; A. S. balew; Engl. bale; Hel. balu; O. H. G. balv; lost in mod. Germ. and Dan.]:—bale, misfortune; allit. phrases, böl and bót, ‘bale’ and ‘bote;’ bölva bætr, Stor. 22; þegar böl er hæst er bót næst, ‘when bale is hest, bote is nest,’ Morris, E. Engl. Spec, 100; svá skal böl bæta at bíða annat meira (a proverb), Grett. 123, Fbr. 193; böl er búskapr (a proverb).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, böl may be more accurately written as bǫl.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- allit.
- alliteration, alliterative.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- l.
- line.
- lit.
- literally.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Stor.
- Sona-torrek. (A. III.)