Bana-sótt
Old Norse Dictionary - bana-sótt
Meaning of Old Norse word "bana-sótt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bana-sótt
- f. death-sickness, the last sickness, Jb. 192, Ísl. ii. 38, Gullþ. II, Bs. i. 426. bana-spjót, n. pl. in the poët. phrase, berast banaspjótum eptir, to be deadly enemies, Glúm. 354, Hkr. iii. 76.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚾᛅ-ᛋᚢᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)