Kvennska

Old Norse Dictionary - kvennska

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvennska"

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

kvennska
u, f. womanhood, Stj. 5: chastity,l. 140, Bær. 11.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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