Flagð-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - flagð-kona

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

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

flagð-kona
u, f. a giantess, Fas. ii. 518, iii. 560, Gullþ. 20.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
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