bjarnbássnafnorðkarlkynbjarn-bássm. a pit for catching bears, Gþl. 457; used proverb., Hkr. i. 235.Skammstafanir og tilvitnanirm.karlkyn (e. masculine)proverb.proverbially.Gþl.Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)Hkr.Heimskringla. (E. I.)