Bast

Old Norse Dictionary - bast

Meaning of Old Norse word "bast"

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

bast
n.; besti (Vkv. 12) seems to be a dat. masc. from böstr; in Germ. the word is freq. used masc.; the passage l. c. is perh. to be restored thus—þeir er af létu besti (tiliae) byr sima (annulos), who did pull the rings from the cord? (cp. v. 8); [Engl., A. S., and Germ. bast]:—bast, the inner bark of the lime-tree; bast at binda, Rm. 9; bast né band, Gþl. 386, n. G. l. i. 59; sá þeir á bast bauga dregna, Vkv. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
Engl.
English.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
masc.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
perh.
perhaps.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
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