Bjarn-báss

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bjarn-báss

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 bjarn-báss

m. a pit for catching bears, Gþl. 457; used proverb., Hkr. i. 235.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ-ᛒᛅᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
proverb.
proverbially.

Works & Authors

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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