Bjarn-báss
Old Norse Dictionary - bjarn-báss
Meaning of Old Norse word "bjarn-báss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bjarn-báss
- m. a pit for catching bears, Gþl. 457; used proverb., Hkr. i. 235.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ-ᛒᛅᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- proverb.
- proverbially.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)