Baðast

Old Norse Dictionary - baðast

Meaning of Old Norse word "baðast" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

baðast
að, dep. (rare), to bathe, Fms. iii. 171; in common Icel. act., baða höndum, to gesticulate, fight with the arms, as in bathing.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚦᛅᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

act.
active.
dep.
deponent.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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