Kinn-bein

Old Norse Dictionary - kinn-bein

Meaning of Old Norse word "kinn-bein" in English.

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

kinn-bein
n. pl. cheek-bones. Bárð. 176, Fms. iii. 186.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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