Kögur-barn
Old Norse Dictionary - kögur-barn
Meaning of Old Norse word "kögur-barn" (or kǫgur-barn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kögur-barn (kǫgur-barn)
- n. [Norse koggebarn], prop. a ‘swaddled-bairn,’ a bantling, infant, as a term of abuse, Fas. ii. 232.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kögur-barn may be more accurately written as kǫgur-barn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚴᚢᚱ-ᛒᛅᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)