Kvæna

Old Norse Dictionary - kvæna

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvæna" in English.

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

kvæna Old Norse word can mean:

kvæna: d, mod. t, (kvæntist, Fb. i. 213), to make a man marry, Grett. 87 A.

kvæna: II. reflex. kvænask, to take a wife, Glúm. 344, Fb. i. 213: part. kvændr, mod. kvæntr, married, of a man, Sturl. i. 31, Fær. 3.

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.: modern.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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