Kinn-bein
Old Norse Dictionary - kinn-bein
Meaning of Old Norse word "kinn-bein"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kinn-bein
- n. pl. cheek-bones. Bárð. 176, Fms. iii. 186.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚾᚾ-ᛒᛁᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)