Skegg-barn

Old Norse Dictionary - skegg-barn

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

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

skegg-barn
n. a ‘beard-bairn,’ bearded baby, a name given to a man by a giant, Fas. ii. 517.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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