Kvenn-kyn
Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-kyn
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-kyn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvenn-kyn
- n. the female sex, Hom. 31, Stj. 56, Barl. 24.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ-ᚴᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)