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boðari, m. proclaimer, announcer.
boða-slóð, f. the surf of breakers (cf. 'boði' 2).
boð-burðr, m. carrying, of the message arrow (cf. 'boð' 4).
-fall, n. neglect to send on the boð (4);
-fasta, f. a fast ordered by the canonical law;
-ferð, f. the course of a boð (4);
-greizla, f = boðburðr.
boði, m. (1) announcer, messenger (cf. 'sendiboði, fyrirboði'); (2) a breaker (on hidden rocks).
boðinn, pp. (cf. ' bjóða'), vera b. ok, búinn til e-s, to be ready and willing to do a thing.
boð-leggja (see leggja), v. = lög-bjóða;
-leið, f.= -ferð;
-ligr, a. fit to be offered;
-orð, n. order, bidding, commandment (guðs -orð).
boðorða-breytni, f. alteration of an ordinance;
-brot, n. breach (neglect) of an order;
-maðr, m. public officer.
boð-reizla, f. = boðgreizla;
-rífr, a. ready to make an offer.
boðs-fólk, n. guests, = boðsmenn.
boð-skapr (-ar), m. bidding, order;
-skopti, m.= -slotti;
-skurðr, m. message, summons to a meeting;
-sletta, f., -slotti, m. intruder at a feast, uninvited guest;
-slóð, f.= boðleið.
boðs-maðr, m. guest at a feast.
boð-sœmiligr, a. fit for wearing at a feast (-sœmilig klæði).
boga-háls, m. the tip of a bow (bogi), where the string, is fastened;
-mynd, f. form of a bow;
-skot, n. bow-shot, shooting with a bow
-strengr, m. bow-string;
-vápn, n. bow (used as a weapon).
bogi, m. (1) bow; skjóta af boga, to shoot with a bow (cf. álmbogi, handbogi, hornbogi, lásbogi, ýbogi); (2) arch (of a bridge), vault; fig., bera mál ór boga, to disentangle a case (3) gush, jet (cf. 'blóðbogi').
boginn, pp. (from a lost strong verb, bjúga), bowed, bent, curved; b. af elli, bent with age.
bog-limir, m. pl. 'curved limbs', arms and legs;
maðr, m. bowman, archer;
-mannliga, adv. bowman-like.
bogmanns-merki, n. the zodiacal sign Sagittarius.
bogna (að), v. (1) to become curved, to bend; (2) to give way, yield (b. við, b. fyrir e-u).
bogra (að), v. to creep along bowed or stooping; þá boru bogar hann inn, he creeps in through that hole b. fyrir e-m, to bow before one.
bog-styrkr, a. strong at the bow;
-sveigir, m. bow-swayer, archer (cf. sveigja boga')
bokki, m. 'buck', fellow; Höttr heiti ek, b. sæll, my dear fellow!; stœrri bokkar, bigger men.
bokkr, m. = bukkr.
bola (að), v. to cut to pieces (b. í sundr, brytja ok bola).
bol-fimligr, a. agile of body.
Bolgara-land, n. Bulgaria.
Bolgarar, m. pl. the Bulgarians.
bol-hlíf, f. covering for the body.
boli, m. bull, = graðungr.
bol-járn, n. = boløx.
bol-klæði, n. pl. body garments.
bolli, m. (1) small vessel, bowl; (2) a measure = 1/4 askr.
bolr, m. = bulr; (1) the bole or trunk of a tree; (2) the trunk of the body; ganga milli bols ok höfuðs á e-m, to pass between one's trunk and head, to slay one.
bols-vöxtr, m. = bolvöxtr.
bolungr, m. = bulungr.
bol-vöxtr, m. the growth, form of the body (far þú af klæðum ok vil ek sjá -vöxt þinn).
bol-øx, f. wood-axe.
bops, n. bump, thump (mikit fall,. svá at b. kvað í skrokkinum).
bora, f. bore, hole;
bora (að), v. to bore, to bore holes in; b. rauf, to bore a hole; refl., borast fram, to push one's way through a crowd.
borð, n. (1) board, plank; (2) the side of a ship (hlóðu skipin sem b. báru); borð á stjórn = stjórnborði; hlaupa steypast, detta) fyrir b., overboard; mikill borði, prop. = borðhár, borðmikill, of a ship floating high out of the sea, fig., proud of mind (= skapstórr); bera e-n (hlut e-s, mál e-s) fyrir borð, to neglect, slight

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