Port-kona
Old Norse Dictionary - port-kona
Meaning of Old Norse word "port-kona"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- port-kona
- u, f. a ‘gate-woman,’ harlot, Sks. 26, 436, Stj. 338, 405, Karl. 320, Róm. 382, N. G. l. ii. 417.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᛏ-ᚴᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)