Hór-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - hór-kona

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

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

hór-kona
u, f. an adulteress, Jb. 161, Bs. i. 283.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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