Óska-barn

Old Norse Dictionary - óska-barn

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

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

óska-barn
n. a chosen, adopted child, 625. 179; óskabarna andi, Rom. viii. 15; eptir óskabarna réttinum, 23; hverjum óskabarna réttr til heyrir, ix. 4.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

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