Benda

Old Norwegian Dictionary - benda

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "benda" in Norwegian.

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

benda: benda, v. (nd) give en et Tegn, tilkjende-give en noget ved Tegn (got. band-vjan). Fm. VIII, 429 &vl; Kgs.11; Frost. 4, 43; mods. segja, mæla,svara (dvs. tilkjendegive ved Ord) Flat.II, 50234; Mar. 14410; Post. 6973; bendae-m til sín dvs. vinke en til sig, Barl.53; benda e-t fyrir dvs. bebude, varslenoget, Fm. VI, 313; Alex. 54 fg; athann bendi þann fyrir sem bæði erkongr ok byskup Gyð. 456.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚽᚿᚦᛆ
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:

got.: gotisk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.