Böl-víss
Old Norse Dictionary - böl-víss
Meaning of Old Norse word "böl-víss" (or bǫl-víss)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- böl-víss (bǫl-víss)
- adj. [Ulf. balva-vesei, Hel. balu-veso, = diabolus], ‘bale-wise,’ detestable, Hbl. 23: a nickname, Hkv.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, böl-víss may be more accurately written as bǫl-víss.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛚ-ᚢᛁᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- l.
- line.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hbl.
- Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)