Bana

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bana

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛅᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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