Dauða-bönd

Old Norse Dictionary - dauða-bönd

Meaning of Old Norse word "dauða-bönd" (or dauða-bǫnd)

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

dauða-bönd (dauða-bǫnd)
n. pl. death-bonds, Greg. 48.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, dauða-bönd may be more accurately written as dauða-bǫnd.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
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