Kvenn-skörungr
Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-skörungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-skörungr" (or kvenn-skǫrungr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvenn-skörungr (kvenn-skǫrungr)
- m. a stately, great lady, Nj. 30, Dropl. 6, Fs. 102.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kvenn-skörungr may be more accurately written as kvenn-skǫrungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ-ᛋᚴᚢᚱᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)