Rá-benda

Old Norse Dictionary - rá-benda

Meaning of Old Norse word "rá-benda" in English.

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

rá-benda
d, to ‘bend a sail,’ make it fast to the yard, cp. Eg. 579. rá-bundinn, part. ‘yard-bound,’ an epithet of a ship, Korm. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
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