Ætt-borinn

Old Norse Dictionary - ætt-borinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "ætt-borinn" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ætt-borinn: part. by birth, born; vel æ., well-born, of good family, Eg. 337, Fms. i. 14; þar æ. í Þrándheimi, a native of Th., ix. 231: legitimate, sonr æ., Js. 66; vera æ. til e-s, to be born to, entitled to by birth; æ. til lands þessa, a rightful heir of the land, Fms. vii. 18; æ. til konungdóms, 280.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᛏ-ᛒᚢᚱᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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