Boð
Old Icelandic Dictionary - boðMeaning of Old Icelandic word "boð" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
boð Old Icelandic word can mean:
- boð
- n.
- boð
- 1) bid, offer;
- boð
- bjóða ~ fyrir e-n, to make bids or offers for one;
- boð
- hvat er í boði, what is the offer;
- boð
- eiga ~ á jörð, to have the right of being offered an estate, before it is sold to another;
- boð
- 2) banquet, wedding feast;
- boð
- hafa e-n í boði sínu, to entertain one at one’s feast;
- boð
- fóru þeir allir til boðsins, to the wedding feast;
- boð
- 3) bidding, order, commandment;
- boð
- ganga undir ~ e-s, to submit to one’s bidding;
- boð
- eptir boði e-s, at or by one’s order;
- boð
- 4) message;
- boð
- gera e-m ~, to send to one, send one word; a summons, a sign or token of summons, being an arrow, axe or the like to call people to battle or council (hefja boð).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚦ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- e-s
- einhvers.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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