Kenningarsonr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kenningarsonr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kenningarsonr" in Norwegian.

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

kenningarsonr
kenningarsonr, m. Person som bærer Navnaf at være ens (e-s) Søn (jvf kenn-ingarfaðir, kenningarnafn). Flat. I,20529; Fm. I, 1811; sá maðr -, er hétFreysteinn bófi ok var fóstri Þor-brands ok kenningarson, því at þatvar flestra manna sögn, at hann værihans son, en ambátt var móðir hansEb. 31 (5430).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚽᚿᚿᛁᚿᚵᛆᚱᛋᚮᚿᚱ
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.
m.
Masculin.

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