Birkinn
Old Norse Dictionary - birkinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "birkinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- birkinn
- adj. [Ivar Aasen birkjen], dry like bark; brenna sem birkinn við, Gkv. 2. 12.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚱᚴᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.