Bana-orð
Old Norse Dictionary - bana-orð
Meaning of Old Norse word "bana-orð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bana-orð
- n. death, in the phrase, bera b. af e-m, to put one to death, slay in fight, Edda 42; betra þykir mér frændi at þiggja b. af þér en veita þér þat, Ld. 222, Bs. i. 106; kenna e-m b., to charge one with slaying one, n. G. L. i. 306.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚾᛅ-ᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)