Definiciones
Definiciones
1 bak-eldr
and bakstreldr, m. an evening fire to bake the body and limbs at (v. baka); sitja við bakelda, Fs. 4, Orkn. 112, 74, Korm. 236, Grett. 91: metaph., bændr skulu eiga ván bakelda, they shall get it hot enough, Fms. viii. 201; göra e-m illan bakeld, 383, ix. 410. bakelda-hrif, n. pl. rubbing the back at a b., Grett. l. c. A. As the evening bakeldar are not mentioned in the Sturl., it may be that bathing had put them out of use because of the scarcity of fuel.
Inscripción rúnica
Inscripción rúnica
bak-eldr
El texto rúnico anterior representa la palabra nórdica antigua "bak-eldr" como podría aparecer en inscripciones rúnicas de la Era Vikinga (c. 800-1100 d.C.).