Bæna-hús
Old Norse Dictionary - bæna-húsMeaning 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.)