Barn-gælur

Old Norse Dictionary - barn-gælur

Meaning of Old Norse word "barn-gælur"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

barn-gælur
f. pl. lulling sounds, nursery rhymes, Fas. ii. 234.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚱᚾ-ᚴᛅᛚᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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