Bœttr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - bœttr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "bœttr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

bœttr
pp. (cf. bœta) atoned for; er mér ekki sonr minn at bœttari, þótt Bolli sé drepinn, my son’s death is none the more atoned for though B. is slain; ok er eigi at ~a, þótt, things are no better though.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛏᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
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