Bæna
Old Norse Dictionary - bæna
Meaning of Old Norse word "bæna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bæna can mean:bæna
- bæna
- d, to pray, entreat one; bændi hann til at hann skyldi, Fms. x. 387; prestr sá er bændr er. requested, K. Þ. K. 8, 40; því ætla ek at senda hann til keisarans sem hann bændi (asíed) sjálfr, Post. 645. 98, cp. Acts xxv. 25; grát-bæna, to pray ‘greeting,’ i. e. with tears.
- bæna
- β. bæna sik, (in mod. use) to cover the face with the hands in prayer.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- i. e.
- id est.
- v.
- vide.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)