Kvenn-fugl

Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-fugl

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-fugl"

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

kvenn-fugl
m. a hen-bird, Pr. 409.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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