Fylgi-kona
Old Norse Dictionary - fylgi-kona
Meaning of Old Norse word "fylgi-kona"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fylgi-kona
- u, f. (fylgi-mær, Str. 6), a concubine, e. g. the mistresses of the clergy before the Reformation were called so, Sturl. i. 56, ii. 169, iii. 139.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᚴᛁ-ᚴᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)