Batna

Old Norse Dictionary - batna

Meaning of Old Norse word "batna" in English.

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

batna Old Norse word can mean:

batna: að, [v. bati; Ulf. gabatnan], to improve, get better, Nj. 52, Grág. i. 206.

batna: 2. impers. medic. term; e-m batnar, one recovers, Fms. iv. 369, v. 22; the disease is added in gen., e-m b. síns meins, sjúkleika, sóttar, Bs. i. 343, Hkr. ii. 312, Eb. 280: at present also with nom.: proverb, batnanda manni er bezt að lifa.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

gen.: genitive.

impers.: impersonal.

m.: masculine.

medic.: medicine, medically.

n.: neuter.

nom.: nominative.

pers.: person.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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