Bernska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bernska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 bernska

u, f. [barn], childhood, childishness; proverb, bráðgeð er bernskan, Fms. vi. 220; vera í b., Nj. 30, Fms. vii. 199, Sks. 596.

2 bernska

COMPDS: bernskubragð, bernskumaðr.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚱᚾᛋᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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