Bolr
Old Norse Dictionary - bolr
Meaning of Old Norse word "bolr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bolr can mean:bolr
- bolr
- and bulr, m. the bole or trunk of a tree, Sks. 555 B.
- bolr
- 2. metaph. the trunk of a body, N. G. L. i. 80, Nj. 275, Fms. x. 213, ED. 244, Anec. 4: the phrase, ganga milli bols ok höfuðs á e-m, to go through between one’s trunk and head, i. e. to knock one quite dead, deal severely with, Ld. 244, Eb. 240.
- bolr
- 3. an old-fashioned waistcoat.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- i. e.
- id est.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)