Kvenn-fólk

Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-fólk

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-fólk"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kvenn-fólk
n. woman-folk, women, Fas. iii. 644, freq. in mod. usage.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ-ᚠᚢᛚᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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