Basta

Old Norse Dictionary - basta

Meaning of Old Norse word "basta" in English.

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

basta
að, to bind into a parcel, D. N. ii. 560 (Fr.), Fms. v. 301.

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.
French in etymologies.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
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