Bending

Old Norse Dictionary - bending

Meaning of Old Norse word "bending" in English.

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

bending
f., Lat. nutus, a sign, token, Rb. 348, Fms. i. 10; boð ok b., Stj. 36: foreboding, betokening, Fms. vii. 195, Ld. 260.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Lat.
Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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