Bytna

Old Norse Dictionary - bytna

Meaning of Old Norse word "bytna" in English.

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

bytna
að, [botn], to come to the bottom, Krók. 20 new Ed.: metaph., b. á e-m, to tell on or against one.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
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