Jökul-barinn
Old Norse Dictionary - jökul-barinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "jökul-barinn" (or jǫkul-barinn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jökul-barinn (jǫkul-barinn)
- part. storm-beaten, stiffened with ice, Lv. 86.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jökul-barinn may be more accurately written as jǫkul-barinn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᚴᚢᛚ-ᛒᛅᚱᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)