Hólmgöngu-boð
Old Norse Dictionary - hólmgöngu-boð
Meaning of Old Norse word "hólmgöngu-boð" (or hólmgǫngu-boð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hólmgöngu-boð (hólmgǫngu-boð)
- n. challenging to h., Valla L. 214, Fas. ii. 475.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hólmgöngu-boð may be more accurately written as hólmgǫngu-boð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛘᚴᚢᚾᚴᚢ-ᛒᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Valla L.
- Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)