Rauð-kinni
Old Norse Dictionary - rauð-kinni
Meaning of Old Norse word "rauð-kinni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rauð-kinni
- -kinnr, m. ‘red cheek,’ a kind of savage bear, Fas. ii. 413, iii. 77.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚢᚦ-ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)