Svein-barn

Old Norse Dictionary - svein-barn

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

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

svein-barn
n. a ‘boy-bairn,’ a male child, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 14, Fb. i. 252.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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