Band

Old Norwegian Dictionary - band

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "band" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

band: band, n. 1) Binden, Handlingen at binde,mods. lausn; i Forbindelse med lausn (jvflausn 2, leysa 2) i figurlig Betydning: þarvar lausn ok band allra vandamála dvs.han var den, paa hvem alle vanskelige Sa-gers Afgjørelse beroede (jvf Homil. 166),Flat. II, 713. 2) Baand, hvormed derbindes. Am. 88; Hm. 150; SE. I, 110,Sturl. II, 1794; Plur. om Baand hvoriFanger holdes fast: Vegt. 19; Lok. 39;Ghe. 29; OH. 16833; reka e-n í bönddvs. binde en, Fm. VI, 222. 3) Baandtil at knytte om Halsen og der lade dethænge, især om Paternosterbaand: eittband heltene af korele ok heltene afagate Dn. IX, 3259; jvf paternoster-band Dn. IV, 64019; talnaband, raf-band. 4) Forpligtelse hvorved man erbunden. Bp. I, 68920. 6946; ganga íbönd ok eið dvs. slutte en ved Ed be-kræftet Forbindelse, Band. 20; gangafram í bandit um sínn illvilja ok úhlýðnivið oss ok guð Dn. II, 9730. 5) Plur. bönd om Guderne, ligesom höpt, sand-synligvis fordi de lægge et hæmmendeBaand paa Menneskenes Virksomhed,hvis Frugter derfor kun lidet svarer tilderes Stræben og Forventning. Hom.109; Bp. I, 1019 jvf Anm.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛆᚿᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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