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.)