Kænska

Old Norse Dictionary - kænska

Meaning of Old Norse word "kænska" in English.

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

kænska: u, f. skill, craft, Skálda 164; hann sló hörpuna með svá mikilli kænsku, Bs. i. 155.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚾᛋᚴᛅ
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.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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