Frost-bólga

Old Norse Dictionary - frost-bólga

Meaning of Old Norse word "frost-bólga"

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

frost-bólga
u, f. ‘frost-swelling,’ of hands swoln by frost.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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