banna

Faroese

verb
Definitions
  • to curse, to swear
  • to forbid

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse banna (curse, prohibit, ban) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (forbid, ban, curse, order, proclaim, summon, command, banishment) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₂-

Gloss

speak, shine, say, glow

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
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