Mey-barn
Old Norse Dictionary - mey-barn
Meaning of Old Norse word "mey-barn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mey-barn
- n. a female bairn, a girl, Fs. 26, Nj. 25, Ísl. ii. 198, Ó. H. 144, Grág. i. 281, Barl. 160.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚢ-ᛒᛅᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)