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bjannak

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish bennacht, from Latin benedictiō.

Noun

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bjannak n

  1. (ecclesiastical) benediction

Declension

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Declension of bjannak (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bjannak bjannakit bjǫnnuk bjǫnnukin
accusative bjannak bjannakit bjǫnnuk bjǫnnukin
dative bjannaki bjannakinu bjǫnnukum bjǫnnukunum
genitive bjannaks bjannaksins bjannaka bjannakanna

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bjannak”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive