Kvenn-skratti

Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-skratti

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-skratti"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kvenn-skratti
a, m. a bad woman, termagant, Gísl. 52.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ-ᛋᚴᚱᛅᛏᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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