Bein-serkr

Old Norse Dictionary - bein-serkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bein-serkr"

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

bein-serkr
m., medic. ‘bone-jack,’ an abnormal growth, by which the under part of the thorax (the lower ribs) is attached to the spine; as a cognom., Fas. iii. 326; cp. Bjorn s. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

cognom.
cognomen.
cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
medic.
medicine, medically.
nom.
nominative.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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