Bora
Old Norse Dictionary - bora
Meaning of Old Norse word "bora"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bora
- að, [Lat. forare; A. S. borian; Engl. bore; O. H. G. poran], to bore, to bore holes in, FmS. ix. 447, Ld. 116, Edda 48, 49, Eb. 182, D. I. i. 243: metaph., b. atsúg at e-u, to doa thing thoroughly, v. atsúgr: reflex., borast fram, to press one’s way through a crowd, FmS. v. 180, Fb. ii. 112.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- S.
- Saga.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. I.
- Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)