Kván-lauss
Old Norse Dictionary - kván-lauss
Meaning of Old Norse word "kván-lauss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kván-lauss
- adj. wifeless, unmarried, Fas. i. 184, Fs. 21: widowed, Korm. 56, Fms. vi. 104.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛅᚾ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)