Barna-spil

Old Norse Dictionary - barna-spil

Meaning of Old Norse word "barna-spil"

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

barna-spil
n. a childish play, FaS. i. 88 paper MS.; spil is a Germ. for. word.

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

Abbreviations used:

for.
foreign.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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