Þvátt-kona
Old Norse Dictionary - þvátt-kona
Meaning of Old Norse word "þvátt-kona"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þvátt-kona
- u, f. a washer-woman, O. H. L. 34.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛅᛏᛏ-ᚴᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)