Definitions
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
Runic Inscription
barna-karl
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "barna-karl" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).