Frænd-bálkr
Old Norse Dictionary - frænd-bálkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "frænd-bálkr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- frænd-bálkr
- m. a ‘balk or fence of friends,’ a body of kinsmen, great family, Orkn. 470, Eb. 20, Fms. i. 288.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛅᚾᛏ-ᛒᛅᛚᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)