Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bana

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 bana

að, [bani; Gr. root φένω], to kill, with dat., ef griðungr banar manni, Grág. ii. 122, Rb. 370, Fms. iii. 124; b. sér sjálfr, to commit suicide, Ver. 40; metaph., Hom. 17.

Similar Words

babbl
bág-lundr
bág-ráðr
bág-rækr
BAGALL

Runic Inscription

bana

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "bana" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.: dative.
Gr.: Greek.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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