banalag

Old Norse

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Compound from Old Norse bani (killing, killer, bane) + Old Norse lag (fellowship, place, layer, stratum, companionship, thrust, stab, etc, standard, cohabitation, due place)root from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*legʰ-

Gloss

lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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