Bein

Old Icelandic Dictionary - bein

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "bein" in English.

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

bein Old Icelandic word can mean:

bein: n.

bein: 1) bone; láta með beini ganga, to deal blows to the very bone, give no quarter; hafa ~ í hendi, to be well off;

bein: 2) leg, = fótleggr;

bein: 3) pl. mortal remains; bera bein or beinin, to be buried (hér mun ek ~ bera á Íslandi).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛁᚾ

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

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