banalag

Old Norse

Etymology

From bani (“killer, killing”) +‎ lag (“thrust, stab”).

Noun

banalag n

1. the final thrust (with a sword, spear, etc.) that kills someone (cf. banahǫgg)

Declension

Declension of banalag (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	banalag	banalagit	banalǫg	banalǫgin
accusative	banalag	banalagit	banalǫg	banalǫgin
dative	banalagi	banalaginu	banalǫgum	banalǫgunum
genitive	banalags	banalagsins	banalaga	banalaganna

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “banalag”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 42; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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