Barna-spil

Old Norse Dictionary - barna-spil

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

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

barna-spil: n. a childish play, FaS. i. 88 paper MS.; spil is a Germ. for. word.

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

Abbreviations used:

for.: foreign.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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