Ein-kynna

Old Norse Dictionary - ein-kynna

Meaning of Old Norse word "ein-kynna"

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

ein-kynna
t, = einkenna, esp. of marking sheep or cattle, to brand or mark their ears, Grág. i. 414, 415, ii. 303, 348.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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