Bann-bóla

Old Norse Dictionary - bann-bóla

Meaning of Old Norse word "bann-bóla" in English.

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

bann-bóla: u, f. a bull of excommunication, Anecd. 8. bann-færa, ð, to place under ban, K. Á. 134, Sturl. ii. 3. bann-setja, tt, id., K. Á. 64, Sturl. ii. 3, H. E. i. 471; part. pass, under ban, accursed, Fas. iii. 423, Stj. 417.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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