Skuldar-kona
Old Norse Dictionary - skuldar-kona
Meaning of Old Norse word "skuldar-kona"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skuldar-kona
- u, f. a woman in bondage for debt (skuld l. 2); ef s. leggsk með þræli, þá á ármaðr ekki á henni fyrr en hón hefir goldit hina skuld, N. G. l. i. 36.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏᛅᚱ-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.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)