Bogi

Old Icelandic Dictionary - bogi

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "bogi" in English.

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

bogi Old Icelandic word can mean:

bogi
m.
bogi
1) bow; skjóta af boga, to shoot with a bow (cf. álmbogi, handbogi, hornbogi, lásbogi, ýbogi);
bogi
2) arch (of a bridge), vault; fig., bera mál ór boga, to disentangle a case;
bogi
3) gush, jet (cf. blóðbogi).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚴᛁ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
f.
feminine.

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