Friðbönd

Old Norwegian Dictionary - friðbönd

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "friðbönd" (or friðbǫnd) in Norwegian.

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

friðbönd (friðbǫnd): friðbönd, n. pl. Baand som holde Sver- det fast i Skeden og maa løses, omSverdet skal kunne uddrages deraf; (jvf friðbenda og Christiania Videnskabs-Selskabs Forhandlinger 1864 S. 104);sprettir friðböndunum ok bregðr sverð-inu Gísl. 5526; jvf Sturl. II, 1623;hann sér sverðit - af sett friðbönd-unum Æf. 2287.

Part of speech: n pl

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, friðbönd may be more accurately written as friðbǫnd.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᛁᚦᛒᚯᚿᚦ
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:

f.: Feminin.

n.: Neutrum.

pl.: Pluralis.

S.: Side.

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