Rauð-kinni

Old Norse Dictionary - rauð-kinni

Meaning of Old Norse word "rauð-kinni" in English.

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

rauð-kinni
-kinnr, m. ‘red cheek,’ a kind of savage bear, Fas. ii. 413, iii. 77.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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