Bákna
Old Norse Dictionary - bákna
Meaning of Old Norse word "bákna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bákna
- að, [A. S. bêcnan], to beckon; þeir báknuðu vápnunum til þeirra Hákonar, FmS. vii. 276, xi. 366.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)