Bulla
Old Norse Dictionary - bulla
Meaning of Old Norse word "bulla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bulla can mean:bulla
- bulla
- 1. að, to boil up; b. og sjóða; cp. Lat. ebullire: metaph. to chat, talk nonsense, and bull, n. nonsense:—all mod.
- bulla
- 2. u, f. the shaft in a churn or pump, bullu-fótr, m. a pr. name, Grett.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛚᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)