Hirð-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - hirð-kona

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

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

hirð-kona
u, f. a king’s woman, daughter of a king’s man, Fas. i. 193, Art.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Art.
Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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