Borgit

Old Icelandic Dictionary - borgit

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "borgit" in English.

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

borgit
pp. n., from bjarga; em er ~, one is safe; era hera at borgnara þótt hœna beri skjöld, a hare is none the better off than a hen shield him.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᚴᛁᛏ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
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