Frænd-sveinn

Old Norse Dictionary - frænd-sveinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "frænd-sveinn" in English.

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

frænd-sveinn
m. a ‘kin-boy,’ a nephew or the like, Ld. 232.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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