Ná-bönd
Old Norse Dictionary - ná-bönd
Meaning of Old Norse word "ná-bönd" (or ná-bǫnd)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ná-bönd (ná-bǫnd)
- n. pl. the cords by which the shroud is bound round the body, Mar.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ná-bönd may be more accurately written as ná-bǫnd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅ-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:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)