Kotkarls-barn
Old Norse Dictionary - kotkarls-barn
Meaning of Old Norse word "kotkarls-barn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kotkarls-barn
- and kotkarls-son, m. a churl’s bairn, churl’s son, Fms. ix. 330, 331, Stj. 206; hinn herfiligasti kotkarls-son ok innar minnstu ættar, Fms. vii. 157, Thom. 401.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛏᚴᛅᚱᛚᛋ-ᛒᛅᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)