Barna-börn

Old Norse Dictionary - barna-börn

Meaning of Old Norse word "barna-börn" (or barna-bǫrn)

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

barna-börn (barna-bǫrn)
n. pl. grand-children, Grág. i. 185.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, barna-börn may be more accurately written as barna-bǫrn.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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