Boli

Old Norse Dictionary - boli

Meaning of Old Norse word "boli"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

boli
a, m. a bull, Boll. 336, Edda 99, Ísl. ii. 26; in Icel. esp. of a bull-calf, bola-kálfr, etc.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
etc.
et cetera.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Boll.
Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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