Bí-standa

Old Norse Dictionary - bí-standa

Meaning of Old Norse word "bí-standa" in English.

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

bí-standa
stóð, [Goth. bistandan; Germ. beistehen], (for. word), to assist, Stj. MS. 227, col. 102.

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

Abbreviations used:

for.
foreign.
Germ.
German.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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