Horn-kerling

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Horn-kerling

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 horn-kerling

(horn-kona, horn-oka, horn-reka, u, f. all various readings), f. an old woman in the corner, a term of contempt, Nj. 52: mod. horna-skella, u, f. a term of contempt, one who is pushed about from one corner to another.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚱᚾ-ᚴᛁᚱᛚᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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