Bala

Meaning of Old Norse word "bala"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

bala

d and að, to drudge, live hard, (cant word.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements