Harka-börn

Meaning of Old Norse word "harka-börn" (or harka-bǫrn)

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

harka-börn (harka-bǫrn)

n. pl. rabble of children, Þrymlur 1. 3, (not háska-börn.)

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, harka-börn may be more accurately written as harka-bǫrn.

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