Barn-eskja

Old Norse Dictionary - barn-eskja

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

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

barn-eskja
u, f. [Goth. barniski], childhood, Hom. 122.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Goth.
Gothic.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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