Banna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - banna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "banna" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

banna Old Icelandic word can mean:

banna
(að), v.
banna
1) to forbid, prohibit (~ e-m e-t or with infin.);
banna
2) to curse (~ e-m);
banna
refl. ~st um, to swear (to do a thing).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚾᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
n.
neuter.

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