Karnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - karnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "karnaðr"

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

karnaðr
m. [kör = a bed (?)], concubinage; kaupa ambátt til karnaðar, Grág. i. 358.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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