Frænd-leif

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Frænd-leif

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 frænd-leif

f. one’s kinsman’s widow, N. G. L. i. 304, 350, a Norse law term; the eccl. law forbade a man to marry a ‘frændkona’ within the fifth degree, or a ‘frændleif’ whose late husband was within the same degree.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᛅᚾᛏ-ᛚᛁᛁᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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