Flagð-kona
Old Norse Dictionary - flagð-kona
Meaning of Old Norse word "flagð-kona"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- flagð-kona
- u, f. a giantess, Fas. ii. 518, iii. 560, Gullþ. 20.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᛅᚴᚦ-ᚴᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)