Bákna

Old Norse Dictionary - bákna

Meaning of Old Norse word "bákna" in English.

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

bákna
að, [A. S. bêcnan], to beckon; þeir báknuðu vápnunum til þeirra Hákonar, FmS. vii. 276, xi. 366.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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