Barns-lík

Old Norse Dictionary - barns-lík

Meaning of Old Norse word "barns-lík"

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

barns-lík
n. a baby’s corpse, Hkr. iii. 184.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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