Kögur-barn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kögur-barn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kögur-barn (kǫgur-barn)

n. [Norse koggebarn], prop. a ‘swaddled-bairn,’ a bantling, infant, as a term of abuse, Fas. ii. 232.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᚴᚢᚱ-ᛒᛅᚱᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

n.
neuter.
p.
page.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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