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.)
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