Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Benda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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Definitions

4 definitions

1 benda

1. u, f. a bundle, Gþl. 492: now metaph. entanglement.

2 benda

2. a bond, tie, v. höfuðbenda: naut. term, a stay.

3 benda

2. d, laler t, [Goth. bandvian], to beckon, give a sign with the hands or eyes: with dat., hann bendi þeim at fylgja sér, Hom. 113, K. Þ. K. 37, Orkn. 426: metaph. to forebode, betoken, Hom. 137, Skálda 170, Stj. 101: with acc. of the thing, Akv. 8.

4 benda

3. d, mod. t, [band], Lat. curvare, to bend; b. sverð um kné sér, Fms. x. 213; benda boga, to bend a bow, Grág. ii. 21, Fas. ii. 88, 330; b. upp, Nj. 107; benda hlífar, Rm. 39; prob. = Lat. flectere, nectere, to join, as in mod. usage, b. tunnu, to hoop a tub: recipr., bendast á um e-t, to strive, contest about, Fms. viii. 391, v. l.: metaph. to give away, Al. 44.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

benda

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
dat.: dative.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
naut.: nautical.
pr.: proper.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
recipr.: reciprocally.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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