Definitions
Definitions
1 ban-vænn
adj. deadly, Eg. 34.
2 ban-vænn
2. medic. deadly sick, just before death; ok er dró at því at hann (the sick) var b., when all hope of life was gone, Eg. 126, Fms. i. 86; snerist um allt sárit svá at Grettir görðist b., Grett. 153.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
ban-vænn
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ban-vænn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).