Bast

Old Icelandic Dictionary - bast

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "bast" in English.

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

bast Old Icelandic word can mean:

bast
n.
bast
1) bast, the inner bark of the lime-tree (bleikr sem ~);
bast
2) cord or string of bast (sá, þeir á ~ bauga dregna).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᛋᛏ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
e-t
eitthvat.

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