Eigin-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - eigin-kona

Meaning of Old Norse word "eigin-kona" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

eigin-kona
n, f. one’s own wife, Eg. 342, Grág. i. 376, K. Á. 122, Fms. vii. 306, x. 265, Sturl. ii. 197.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚴᛁᚾ-ᚴᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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