Ör-boða
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-boða
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-boða" (or ǫr-boða)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-boða (ǫr-boða)
- u, f. the name of a giantess, Hdl., Edda.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-boða may be more accurately written as ǫr-boða.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛒᚢᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)