Kyn-kvísl
Old Norse Dictionary - kyn-kvísl
Meaning of Old Norse word "kyn-kvísl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kyn-kvísl
- f. a ‘kin-branch,’ lineage, pedigree, Fms. i. 218, Sks. 96, Stj. 48, 54, 112, passim: kind, hljóð hefir margar kynkvíslir, Skálda 173.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾ-ᚴᚢᛁᛋᛚ
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.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)