Jökul-barinn

Old Norse Dictionary - jökul-barinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "jökul-barinn" (or jǫkul-barinn) in English.

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

jökul-barinn (jǫkul-barinn)
part. storm-beaten, stiffened with ice, Lv. 86.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jökul-barinn may be more accurately written as jǫkul-barinn.

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

Abbreviations used:

part.
participle.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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