Barn-skírn
Old Norse Dictionary - barn-skírn
Meaning of Old Norse word "barn-skírn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- barn-skírn
- f. the christening of infants, K. Þ. K. 14. barnskírnar-orð, n. pl. formula in b., 655 xi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚱᚾ-ᛋᚴᛁᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)