Kvenn-leggr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kvenn-leggr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kvenn-leggr

m. kindred by the woman’s side, the cognates, Gþl. 244, Fms. i. 6.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ-ᛚᛁᚴᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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