Ban

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ban

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: bann, es; Related words: ge-ban. ban

Definitions

1 ban

n. A command, edict, interdict; mandatum, edictum, interdictum, Grm. 3rd edit. i. 359, 8.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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