Barnabörn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - barnabörn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "barnabörn" (or barnabǫrn) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

barnabörn (barnabǫrn)
barnabörn, n. pL. Børnebørn. Grg. I,22722; NL. I, 4522 (lat. nepotes NL.I, 45024).

Part of speech: n pl

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, barnabörn may be more accurately written as barnabǫrn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛆᚱᚿᛆᛒᚯᚱᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linje.
lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.
pl.
Pluralis.

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