Kvenn-kenna
Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-kenna
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-kenna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvenn-kenna
- d, to address as a woman, Fas. iii. 75, Vígl. 24: gramm. kvennkendr, feminine, Sks. 103, Clem. 29.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ-ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- gl.
- glossary.
- gramm.
- grammar.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Clem.
- Clements Saga. (F. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)