Barns-farir

Old Norse Dictionary - barns-farir

Meaning of Old Norse word "barns-farir"

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

barns-farir
f. pl. in the phrase, deyja af barnsförum, to die in childbed.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

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