Kvenn-fat
Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-fat
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-fat"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvenn-fat
- n. woman’s attire, Landn. 119, n. G. L. i. 255.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ-ᚠᛅᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)