Kerlinga-villa

Old Norse Dictionary - kerlinga-villa

Meaning of Old Norse word "kerlinga-villa" in English.

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

kerlinga-villa
u, f. an old woman’s tale, nonsense, superstition, Sæm. 118.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sæm.
Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)
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