Óskbarn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - óskbarn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "óskbarn" in Norwegian.

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

óskbarn
óskbarn, n. adopteret Barn; hún lagði ástvið okkr ok gerði okkr sér at ósk-börnum (&vl œskingarsonum, tilœsk-ingarsonum) Post. 637; sveininn gerirhann sér at óskbarni Alex. 459; jvfPost. 12826; allir góðir menn ero ósk-börn goþs af gjöf hans ok miskunn,en eigi af øþle Homil. 19618 jvf 1975.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᛋᚴᛒᛆᚱᚿ
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:

n.
Neutrum.

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