Banns-spjót

Old Norse Dictionary - banns-spjót

Meaning of Old Norse word "banns-spjót" in English.

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

banns-spjót
n. a spear of excommunication, H. E. ii. 77.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

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