Barn-leikar

Old Norse Dictionary - barn-leikar

Meaning of Old Norse word "barn-leikar"

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

barn-leikar
m. pl. child’s play; leika barnleikum, of play-fellows, Bs. i. 417, 473, Fms. vi. 403, Sturl. i. 62.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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