Barn-bær

Old Norse Dictionary - barn-bær

Meaning of Old Norse word "barn-bær" in English.

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

barn-bær
f. capable of bearing children, opp. úbyrja, Grág. i. 323, Stj. 89: pregnant, Grág. i. 294.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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