Bæli

Old Norse Dictionary - bæli

Meaning of Old Norse word "bæli" in English.

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

bæli Old Norse word can mean:

bæli: n. [ból],

bæli: 1. in the Norse sense, a farm, dwelling, = býli, Gþl: 452.

bæli: 2. in the Icel. sense, a den, Fas. ii. 231, of a vulture’s nest; arnar-bæli, an eyry, a freq. local name of farms in Icel., Landn.; dreka-bæli, orms-bæli, a dragon’s lair, serpent’s den, Edda; even used of the lair of an outlaw, Grett. 132 (Grettis-bæli), Ld. 250.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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