Bakstr
Old Norse Dictionary - bakstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "bakstr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bakstr can mean:bakstr
- bakstr
- rs, m. baking, Fms. ix. 530: baked bread, pund b., B. K. 89, esp. wafer, Bs. ii. 15: a poultice, fomentation, i. 786: warming, heating, ii. 10.
- bakstr
- COMPDS: bakstrbrauð, bakstrbuðkr, bakstreldr, bakstrhús, bakstrjárn, bakstrkona, bakstrmunnlaug, bakstrsveinn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚴᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- B. K.
- Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)