Frænd-leif

Old Norse Dictionary - frænd-leif

Meaning of Old Norse word "frænd-leif" in English.

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

frænd-leif
f. one’s kinsman’s widow, N. G. l. i. 304, 350, a Norse law term; the eccl. law forbade a man to marry a ‘frændkona’ within the fifth degree, or a ‘frændleif’ whose late husband was within the same degree.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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