Yfirbót

Old Icelandic Dictionary - yfirbót

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "yfirbót" in English.

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

yfirbót Old Icelandic word can mean:

yfirbót
f.
yfirbót
1) penance, penitence (iðran ok ~);
yfirbót
2) pl., yfirbœtr, compensation, atonement (bjóða e-m sætt ok yfirbœtr).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱᛒᚢᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
e-m
einhverjum.
pl.
plural.

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