Bæli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bæli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 bæli

n. [ból],

2 bæli

1. in the Norse sense, a farm, dwelling, = býli, Gþl: 452.

3 bæli

2. in the Icel. sense, a den, Fas. ii. 231, of a vulture’s nest; arnar-bæli, an eyry, a freq. local name of farms in Icel., Landn.; dreka-bæli, orms-bæli, a dragon’s lair, serpent’s den, Edda; even used of the lair of an outlaw, Grett. 132 (Grettis-bæli), Ld. 250.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛅᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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