Barna

Old Norse Dictionary - barna

Meaning of Old Norse word "barna" in English.

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

barna
að, to get with child, Nj. 98: metaph. in the phrase, að barna söguna, to interrupt a tale while being told.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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