Rá-benda
Old Norse Dictionary - rá-benda
Meaning of Old Norse word "rá-benda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rá-benda
- d, to ‘bend a sail,’ make it fast to the yard, cp. Eg. 579. rá-bundinn, part. ‘yard-bound,’ an epithet of a ship, Korm. (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅ-ᛒᛁᚾᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)