Bann-setning

Old Norse Dictionary - bann-setning

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

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

bann-setning
f. an excommunication, Sturl. ii. 3. bannsetningar-sverð, n. the sword of excommunication, H. E.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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