Kvenn-styrkr
Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-styrkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-styrkr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvenn-styrkr
- (kvenn-sterkr), adj. a match (in strength) for a woman; varla ætla ek þik kvennstyrkan, Grett. 119 A, Fas. iii. 572.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ-ᛋᛏᚢᚱᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)