bǫð

See also: bod and bað

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *badwō.

Noun

bǫð f (genitive bǫðvar)

  1. (poetic) a battle

Declension

Declension of bǫð (strong wō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bǫð bǫðin bǫðvar bǫðvarnar
accusative bǫð bǫðina bǫðvar bǫðvarnar
dative bǫð, bǫðu bǫðinni, bǫðunni bǫðum bǫðunum
genitive bǫðvar bǫðvarinnar bǫðva bǫðvanna

Derived terms

  • Bǫðvarr (personal name)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “böð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 83; also available at the Internet Archive
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