Barningr

Old Norse Dictionary - barningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "barningr"

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

barningr
m. [berja], thrashing, v. lamabarning: now, ‘thrashing the water,’ i. e. hard pulling against wind and tide.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

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