Svein-barn
Old Norse Dictionary - svein-barn
Meaning of Old Norse word "svein-barn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svein-barn
- n. a ‘boy-bairn,’ a male child, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 14, Fb. i. 252.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᚾ-ᛒᛅᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)