Kván-fang

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kván-fang

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kván-fang

n. ‘queen-fetching,’ wife-taking, as also a match, wife; leita e-m kvánfangs, Eg. 22; leita á um k., Nj. 66; fá gott k., Fms. i. 11; virðuligt k., vi. 57; Brynjólfr hafði gefit honum þat k. er hann hafði áðr átt, Eg. 36; Æsir tóku sér kvánföng (married) þar innanlands, Edda 152 (pref.); gefa e-m til kvánfangs, D. N. kvánfangs-eiðr, m. a wedding oath, as to the forbidden degrees, Grág. i. 319.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛅᚾ-ᚠᛅᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pref.: preface.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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