Frið-bönd

Old Norse Dictionary - frið-bönd

Meaning of Old Norse word "frið-bönd" (or frið-bǫnd) in English.

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

frið-bönd (frið-bǫnd): n. pl. ‘peace-bonds,’ straps wound round the sheath and fastened to a ring in the hilt when the weapon was not in use; hence the phrase, spretta friðböndunum, to untie the ‘peace-straps,’ before drawing the sword, Sturl. iii. 186, Gísl. 55; the use of the word in Krók. 40 is undoubtedly wrong: cp. the drawings in old MSS.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, frið-bönd may be more accurately written as frið-bǫnd.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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