Barn-getnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - barn-getnaðr

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

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

barn-getnaðr
m. the procreation of children, Grág. i. 349, Greg. 29: pregnancy, Stj. 514.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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