Bæna-hús

Old Norse Dictionary - bæna-hús

Meaning of Old Norse word "bæna-hús" in English.

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

bæna-hús
n. a chapel, Grág. i. 459, Bs. i. 646; b. tollr, 647: a house of prayer, Matth. xxi. 13.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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