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Rh it is ”. to = to form a crest, foam-crest. $2$,

bod$2$ [bɔd, båd, bōd],, to proclaim; announce; bode, to b. and “b. for”, = boða and “boða fyrir”, ill [‘evil’], he is bent on mischief. Partly agrees with bode,
 * he [bɔds, båds] for

bodɩn, bod··əna·, bota],, a boat; really the boat ( form); bátr,, a boat; form: bátr-inn, bát-inn.
 * boda, *bodin(a), *bota [boda,

bodabid, -bit [bō··dabɩd·, bod··a-, (bod··a)bɩt·],, used adverbially in the : “to geng b.”, of two or more boats’ crews: to go fishing together and share the catch equally; also (more corrupted) [bod··afɩd·]. *báta-býti, sharing out from a boat; býti,, partition; dividing out.

bodda [bȯda],, term of endearment to children or young persons: (my) little treasure, my dear; generally in combination with (heart): b.! ; From is reported the form [bȯdi];  boddi, mother’s little darling; pronounced from “body” which in is pronounced “bōdi” in the physical sense while in the sense of person, it is pronounced “bɔdi, bådi”. “bodda” and “my peerie (little) bodda”. the same word as budda,, which besides meaning purse (B.H.) is also used of a dumpy person, of a woman.   bådd, budd, , head (flenbuddeter,, bald on the top). *$n$,

bodden, boddom,, see , .

bodek [bȯdək],, an old, worn-out boot, foot of a boot (cut off from the leg), brogue (Edm.); also slipper with wooden sole. ,  [bodok], an old, worn-&#8203;  out shoe. The form shows that the word is old in, and cannot be directly derived from “boot”. In, bóti, , is found in sense of “boot or similar foot-wear” (Fr.). Change of t to d at the beginning and end of words characterises the Norn words in

boder, bodder [bɔ̇dər],, to exceed (a certain weight, a certain measure or amount), to b. a cran, tree [‘three’]    betra, , to improve, but also doubtless to augment;  bättra på,, to augment; add to.

bodlasten, bodler,, see.

now only in place-names, “de b. Sten”, name of a rock. bǫllóttr,, globular; round. and.
 * bodlet [bodlət],, round; clumsy,

bofek,, see ,.

bofi$2$ [bɔfi],, large, thick piece of turf, a large “-fail (feal”))” [sic], a turf overgrown with club-rushes and used as a seat in a house. Doubtless something large and clumsy. corresponding to  býfa,, large, clumsy foot.   boven, , large; that broadens out, and “bova”,

bofi$n$ [bofi],, an exclamation in swearing, as: b. tak’ dee! devil (evil) take you! b. tak’ me! devil take me!  the same word as buve (boe),, bug-bear or bogey, bófi,  bof,, knave; rogue ( bófi,, boy; bube and bufe,  of the devil).

†bofskit [bɔf·sᶄet·],, headlong, precipitately, dey gude [‘went’] b. de ane ower de tidder [‘other’], they fell or rolled headlong, the one over the other. The first part of the is ,  and buff, a stroke; blow; the second part. .

bog$mo$ [bog],, see $w$.