Seið-kona
Old Norse Dictionary - seið-kona
Meaning of Old Norse word "seið-kona"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- seið-kona
- u, f. a sorceress, witch, Hkr. i. 19; völva ok s., Fas. ii. 506.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛁᚦ-ᚴᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)