Rauðkinnr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rauðkinnr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rauðkinnr" in Norwegian.

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

rauðkinnr
rauðkinnr, m. d. s.; ek sá (nl. i Drømme)þaðan renna vargaflokk mikinn - enfyrir vörgunum fór hit óarga dýr -,þar fór eptir hvítabjörn, þat var rauð-kinnr Fld. III, 7724. Jvf. sá maðr, -,er Arnórr hét ok var kallaðr rauðkinnrVígagl. 112.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛆᚢᚦᚴᛁᚿᚿᚱ
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:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.

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