Hand-kvern

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-kvern

Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-kvern" in English.

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

hand-kvern
f. a quern, hand-mill, B. K. 81.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

B. K.
Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
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