Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Spá-kona

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 spá-kona

u, f. a ‘spae-qneen,’ spae-wife, prophetess, Fms. x. 223; s. sú er sybil hét, Edda (pref.); kona sú er Anna hét, hún var s. Mar. 35; cp. þar var Anna spákona dóttir Phanuels af kyni Asser, Luke ii. 36.

2 spá-kona

2. as a nickname, Þórdís s.; whence Spákonu-fell, a local name, Landn.

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Runic Inscription

spá-kona

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
loc: local, locally.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pref.: preface.
prop: properly.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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