Hór-barn

Old Norse Dictionary - hór-barn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hór-barn" in English.

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

hór-barn
n. a child begotten in adultery, Gþl. 171, Al. 1, Grág. ch. xviii.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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