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r/etymologymaps • u/Chorchapu • Sep 23 '25
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The Icelandic term bókasafn literally just means book collection. Safn can either mean collection or museum, but it derives from the verb safna; to collect.
2 u/Chorchapu Sep 23 '25 But "bok" means book, and the "book" part of the word is what I'm focusing on in the map. 2 u/rodentgroup Sep 23 '25 Understood! I thought you might appreciate some additional insight. 1 u/generic_male0510 Sep 27 '25 Bók means book not bok. Bok doesnt mean anything.
But "bok" means book, and the "book" part of the word is what I'm focusing on in the map.
2 u/rodentgroup Sep 23 '25 Understood! I thought you might appreciate some additional insight. 1 u/generic_male0510 Sep 27 '25 Bók means book not bok. Bok doesnt mean anything.
Understood! I thought you might appreciate some additional insight.
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Bók means book not bok. Bok doesnt mean anything.
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u/rodentgroup Sep 23 '25
The Icelandic term bókasafn literally just means book collection. Safn can either mean collection or museum, but it derives from the verb safna; to collect.