Kvenn-skikkja
Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-skikkja
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-skikkja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvenn-skikkja
- u, f. a woman’s cloak, Nj. 200, Fms. ii. 134.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ-ᛋᚴᛁᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)