Laun-getinn

Old Norse Dictionary - laun-getinn

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

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

laun-getinn
part. secretly begotten, illegitimate, natural, Nj. 30, Eg. 708, Grág. i. 170, Bs. i. 285.

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

Abbreviations used:

part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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