Kvenn-kostr
Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-kostr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-kostr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvenn-kostr
- m. a good match, of a woman, Fb. i. 407; þótti sá k. einnhverr beztr í Noregi, Fms. vi. 353; hinn bezti k., Grett. 71; um kveldit varð þeim tíðrætt um kvennkosti, Korm. 56.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ-ᚴᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)