Bólstr
Old Norse Dictionary - bólstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "bólstr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bólstr
- rs, [A. S. bolster; Germ. polster], a bolster, N. G. l. i. 351, 362, Am. 6, Gkv. 1. 15: rare and poët., metaph. in pl. piles of clouds, Bjarni 59; also ský-bólstrar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛚᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Bjarni
- Bjarni Thorarinson.
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)