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92 ut a b. o’ oath, he swore a tremendous oath.  bǫl, , damage; misfortune; curse; bǫlva, , to curse ( “bölva” also: to swear; curse).

bøli [bøli]-bag,, bag containing various scraps or trifles, obtained by begging; beggar’s wallet. Also “ [bȯᶅı]-bag”. is doubtless to be classed with bøla (bula),, to fill; stuff (esp. with worthless objects, scraps). The pronunciation “bȯᶅı” refers rather to bølja (bylja?),, to gorge oneself (R.).

bønek,, =.

bønhus [bø̄nhus, bø̄$ə$n-],, church, tabu-word, used by fishermen at sea; Outside : [ben··ihus·]. Other forms are: a) [bonhus, bȯn-, bɔn-]: [bonhus, bȯn-] and  [bɔnhus]; b) [bø̄$ə$nək, bønək],  [būnək]: Bonhus [bȯᶇȯs, båᶇəs] is found as a place-name, name of a farm (Klusta, ). bœnhús (bœnahús),, house of prayer, chapel. The forms and presuppose an older form without mutation and spring from “bónhús”, which is found as a parallel form to “bœnhús” ( bón,, a prayer, = bœn, ). —.

†børd$n$ [bø̄rd],, board; plank, a board in a boat. borð, , The  form of points most  to a development from board.

børd$1$,, see ,

bøsni [bøsni],, creature or object of ludicrous, ugly appearance; strange, ugly or queerly dressed person; a vild [‘vile’] b.; what a b.! býsn,, a wonder. .

bøsten,, see.

bøti and *bøt,, see $2$.

  da [dā],, see dag$2$.

daba [dāba],, see.

†dabb [dab],, a tract of muddy and sandy sea-bottom, applied to such a fishing-ground; a d. o’ sand. the same word as dabb and dabbe,, thick slime; mud; dirt,, dabbe, , — dape ( dapi),, stagnant pool, dab,   is also used in the sense of nucleus, the central part of something, thus: de d. o’ de, the dimmest hours of the midsummer-night (de ); the word is to be classed either with and  dabb, dabbe,, in the sense of lump, or with dab,

dadderi [dad··əri·],, tiresome, exhausting work; we’re had a d.; d. and. , For the etymology of the word see ,

daddet [dadət],, faint; weary; tired; tired-looking (owing to exertion); d.-like. Doubtless and to be classed with datta,, a) to tire; exhaust; b) to become tired; lose one’s strength (datta 2. Ri.).

dafi [dafi],, otter (the mammal), tabu-name, sea-term used by fishermen. From a *dafa, dava, , to saunter (R. suppl.), of dǫf,, loin, the hind-part of animals. The name points, like and slenter (another name for “oter”, the otter), to the otter’s gait. Other sea-terms for the otter, besides and ,