Ná-bönd

Old Norse Dictionary - ná-bönd

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

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

ná-bönd (ná-bǫnd)
n. pl. the cords by which the shroud is bound round the body, Mar.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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