Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sif-kona

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 sif-kona

u, f. a woman related through affinity, opp. to frændkona; þá er maðr á frændkonu sína eðr sifkonu, Grág. i. 366; frændkonu sína eðr sifkonu at fimta manni, H. E. i. 245; til Ástríðar sifkonu sinnar, Fms. ix. 243.

Similar Words

SÁ
SADDR
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safn

Runic Inscription

sif-kona

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "sif-kona" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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