B
one's crime,
sins; b. e-m e-t, to compensate one for a thing (=
b. e-t við e-n); Styrr vá mörg víg, en bœtti engi (viz.
víg, S. slew many men, but paid for none; b. mann
fé (dat.), to pay weregild for one slain (Hrafnkell
bœtti engan mann fé); b. sál sína, to devote one's efforts
to the saving of one's soul; b. um e-t, to improve
a thing; ekki bœtist um, matters grow worse; b.
yfir e-t, to make good again, redress; (3) to heal,
restore to health; guð bœtti honum af þessi sótt, God healed
him of his disease; with gen. of the disease; b. e-m sinar vanheilsu, to restore one to health;
refl., e-m bœtist, one gets better, is restored
to health; with gen. of the disease (bœttist Búa augnaverkjarins).
bœtandi (pl. -endr), m. one who has to
pay weregild.
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 bœttra, þótt, things
are no better though.
bœxl, n. shoulder of a dragon, flipper of a whale.
bóð, (gen. bóðvar), f. poet. battle.
böð-frœkinn, a. valiant in battle, warlike.
böðvast (að), v. refl. to become quarrelsome
(böðvaðist at víni).
böggull, m. a small bag, bundle, a nickname.
böl (dat. bölvi; gen. pl. bölva), n. bale, misfortune
(þá er bótin næst, er bölit er hæst).
böl-bœn, f. imprecation.
-fengi, f. malice.
-fenginn, a. evil minded.
böllóttr, a. ball-shaped, round like a ball (böllótt
eggskurn).
böllr (gen. ballar, dat. belli; pl. bellir,
acc. böllu), m. (1) ball, globe b. jarðar); (2) b.
svínfylkingar, the front of a phalanx.
böl-rann, n. house of woe;
-stafir, m. pl. 'evil' runes, misfortune.
bölva (að), v. (1) to curse, with dat. (2) to
swear.
bölvan, f. curse, imprecation.
bölva-fullr, a. hapless, cursed.
bölva-smiðr, m. the contriver of mischief, Loki.
böl-viss, a. 'balewise', malignant, mischievious.
börkr (gen., barkar, dat, berki), m. bark (á
berki ok á baðmi).
börr, m. a kind of tree; b. skjaldar, warrior (poet.).
börur, f. pl. = barar, barir.
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