Bast

Old Norse Dictionary - bast

Meaning of Old Norse word "bast" in English.

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

bast: n.; besti (Vkv. 12) seems to be a dat. masc. from böstr; in Germ. the word is freq. used masc.; the passage l. c. is perh. to be restored thus—þeir er af létu besti (tiliae) byr sima (annulos), who did pull the rings from the cord? (cp. v. 8); [Engl., A. S., and Germ. bast]:—bast, the inner bark of the lime-tree; bast at binda, Rm. 9; bast né band, Gþl. 386, n. G. l. i. 59; sá þeir á bast bauga dregna, Vkv. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

masc.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

perh.: perhaps.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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