Barna-kensla

Old Norse Dictionary - barna-kensla

Meaning of Old Norse word "barna-kensla" in English.

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

barna-kensla
u, f. fathering a child upon one (kenna e-m barn), N. G. l. i. 410: mod. training children in a school.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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