Hirð-kona
Old Norse Dictionary - hirð-kona
Meaning of Old Norse word "hirð-kona"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hirð-kona
- u, f. a king’s woman, daughter of a king’s man, Fas. i. 193, Art.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚦ-ᚴᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Art.
- Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)