Frænd-leif
Old Norse Dictionary - frænd-leif
Meaning of Old Norse word "frænd-leif"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- frænd-leif
- f. one’s kinsman’s widow, N. G. l. i. 304, 350, a Norse law term; the eccl. law forbade a man to marry a ‘frændkona’ within the fifth degree, or a ‘frændleif’ whose late husband was within the same degree.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛅᚾᛏ-ᛚᛁᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)