Boðsins

Boðsins is the genitive singular form of the Icelandic noun boð, which has several related senses in Icelandic: invitation, offer, message, and command. The word derives from Old Norse boð and is cognate with related terms in other Germanic languages that express bidding, inviting, or commanding. In contemporary usage, boð can refer to a formal invitation (boð), an offer or proposal, a piece of news or communication (a message), or an official command or directive.

As a genitive singular form, boðsins is used to indicate possession or association with a specific instance of boð. It appears in formal, legal, historical, and literary contexts as part of phrases that describe something belonging to or issuing from a particular invitation, offer, message, or command. For example, it may appear in constructions such as “skjal boðsins” (the invitation’s document) or “efni boðsins” (the content of the invitation). The exact meaning is typically determined by the surrounding text and the sense of boð in that context.

Boðsins thus functions primarily as a grammatical form rather than as a standalone concept. It reflects the flexible range of boð in Icelandic, spanning social, ceremonial, and administrative language. In linguistic studies, boð and its inflected forms illustrate how Icelandic marks relationships of possession and association with events or communications.

See also: boð, boðskapur, bid.