Bæna-hald
Old Norse Dictionary - bæna-hald
Meaning of Old Norse word "bæna-hald"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bæna-hald
- n. a holding of prayers, Landn. Hi, Gþl. 41; bænahalds-maðr, a man who prays to God, a religions man, Bs. i. 72, Hom. 154.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚾᛅ-ᚼᛅᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)