Brœðrabörn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brœðrabörn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brœðrabörn" (or brœðrabǫrn) in Norwegian.

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

brœðrabörn (brœðrabǫrn)
brœðrabörn, n. pl. Brødres Børn, Sød-skendebørn paa fædrene Side. Landsl.5, 7, (8315); Flat. II, 25426: Sturl. I,20834.

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, brœðrabörn may be more accurately written as brœðrabǫrn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᚯᚦᚱᛆᛒᚯᚱᚿ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.
pl.
Pluralis.

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