Vá-böl
Old Norse Dictionary - vá-böl
Meaning of Old Norse word "vá-böl" (or vá-bǫl)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vá-böl (vá-bǫl)
- n. an affliction; í sóttum eðr öðrum vábölum, 655 xi. 1; af ymsum vábölum sem verða kann, dýrbiti eðr öðru, Ó. T. 26.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vá-böl may be more accurately written as vá-bǫl.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅ-ᛒᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ó. T.
- Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)