Far-kona
Old Norse Dictionary - far-kona
Meaning of Old Norse word "far-kona"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- far-kona
- u, f. a beggar-woman, Sturl. ii. 108. farkonu-sótt, f., medic. erysipelas (?), Ann. 1240.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚱ-ᚴᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)