Galdra-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - galdra-kona

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

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

galdra-kona
u, f. a witch, sorceress, Ísl. ii. 73, Stj. 491, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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