Band
Old Icelandic Dictionary - bandMeaning of Old Icelandic word "band" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
band Old Icelandic word can mean:
- band
- n.
- band
- 1) the act of binding or settling, opp. to lausn;
- band
- fig., lausn ok ~ allra vandamála, the decision in all difficult cases;
- band
- 2) band, cord (mjótt ~);
- band
- 3) in pl.:
- band
- a) bonds, fetters (hafa e-n í böndum);
- band
- b) bond, confederacy (ganga í bönd ok eið);
- band
- c) poet., the gods, cf. höpt;
- band
- blóta bönd, to worship the gods;
- band
- at mun banda, at the will of the gods.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚾᛏ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- f.
- feminine.
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