Bólginn
Old Norse Dictionary - bólginn
Meaning of Old Norse word "bólginn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bólginn
- part. of a lost strong verb, swoln, Fas. iii. 307; b. sem naut, Bs. 1. 644: metaph. swollen with anger, reiði b., b. ilsku, Mar.; so, b. af retði, Fas. iii. 630; cp. bylgja, belgr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛚᚴᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)