Barn-leysi

Old Norse Dictionary - barn-leysi

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

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

barn-leysi
n. the being childless, Stj. 428, Mar. 656.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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