Kveinkan
Old Norse Dictionary - kveinkan
Meaning of Old Norse word "kveinkan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kveinkan
- f. lamentation, Rb. 174, Bs. ii. 561, Thom. 248, Karl. 191.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᛁᚾᚴᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)