Banna

Old Norse Dictionary - banna

Meaning of Old Norse word "banna" in English.

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

banna Old Norse word can mean:

banna: að, [A. S. bannan = jubere; Germ. bannen; mid. Lat. bannire], to forbid, hinder, prohibit (freq.); b. e-m e-t, or with infin., FmS. i. 254, Nj. 157, Ld. 256, Orkn. 4; b. fiskiför, Grág. ii. 350, n. G. L. i. 117.

banna: 2. to curse, [Scot. ban], with dat., Stj. 37: with acc., Hom. 31, Stj. 199, Post. 656 A, ii. 12: reflex., bannast um, to swear, SturL. ii. 126, FmS. viii. 174.

banna: 3. = banda, to stop, drive back; hann sá tröll við ána, þat b. honum, ok vildi taka hann, FaS. ii. 124.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

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

infin.: infinitive.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mid. Lat.: middle Latin.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

l.: line.

reflex.: retlexive.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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