Bæla
Old Norse Dictionary - bæla
Meaning of Old Norse word "bæla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bæla can mean:bæla
- bæla
- d,
- bæla
- I. [bál], to burn = bræla, in the allit. phrase brenna ok b., 671. 4, Fms. iv. 142, vi. 176; vide bræla, Fas. i. 4.
- bæla
- II. [ból], to pen sheep and cattle during the night; reflex., dýr bælask í þeim stöðum, Greg. 68.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- allit.
- alliteration, alliterative.
- lit.
- literally.
- v.
- vide.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)