Betran
Old Norse Dictionary - betran
Meaning of Old Norse word "betran"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- betran
- f. a bettering, improving, esp. in theol., Fms. vi. 217, Stj. 158: alliter., böt ok betran.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛏᚱᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- theol.
- theological, theologically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)