Hór-kerling

Old Norse Dictionary - hór-kerling

Meaning of Old Norse word "hór-kerling" in English.

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

hór-kerling
f. a strumpet, Stj. 405, Barl. 137.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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