Fylgju-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - fylgju-kona

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

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

fylgju-kona
u, f. (= fylgja II. above), a female guardian, Fs. 114.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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