Benda
Old Icelandic Dictionary - bendaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "benda" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
benda Old Icelandic word can mean:
- benda
- I)
- benda
- (-nda, -ndr), v. to beckon, make a size with the head or hand (~ e-m til sín, at fylgja sér);
- benda
- with acc., ~ e-t fyrir, to forebode, betoken.
- benda
- II)
- benda
- (-nda, -ndr), v. to bend (~ sverð um kné sér);
- benda
- ~ boga, to bend a bow;
- benda
- ~ höfuðit, to bow the head;
- benda
- refl., ~st á um e-t, to dispute, contest about.
- benda
- III)
- benda
- f. band, tie (cf. höfuð~).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚾᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- acc.
- accusative.
- f.
- feminine.
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