Laun-barn

Old Norse Dictionary - laun-barn

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

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

laun-barn
n. a secret bairn, natural child, Grág. i. 237, 252.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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