Barna-karl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Barna-karl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 barna-karl

m. child’s friend, nickname of an old pirate; hann var víkingr mikill, hann lét eigi henda börn á spjótsoddum sem þá var víkingum títt, því var hann b. kallaðr, he was a great pirate, but he did not spit babies as pirates then used to do, wherefore he was called b., Landn. 308; in mod. usage, one who has many children, mesti b.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛅᚱᚾᛅ-ᚴᛅᚱᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)

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