BÓN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BÓN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 BÓN

f. [A. S. bene; Engl. boon, in Chaucer bone], a petition, Fas. i. 408, Ann. 1418; cp. bæn.

2 BÓN

COMPDS: bónarmaðr, bónavetr.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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