Barns-full

Old Norse Dictionary - barns-full

Meaning of Old Norse word "barns-full" in English.

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

barns-full
adj. pregnant, Pr. 185,—a rude phrase; Icel. now say, kálffull kýr, but not barnsfull kona.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.

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