Kván-fang

Old Norse Dictionary - kván-fang

Meaning of Old Norse word "kván-fang" in English.

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

kván-fang: n. ‘queen-fetching,’ wife-taking, as also a match, wife; leita e-m kvánfangs, Eg. 22; leita á um k., Nj. 66; fá gott k., Fms. i. 11; virðuligt k., vi. 57; Brynjólfr hafði gefit honum þat k. er hann hafði áðr átt, Eg. 36; Æsir tóku sér kvánföng (married) þar innanlands, Edda 152 (pref.); gefa e-m til kvánfangs, D. n. kvánfangs-eiðr, m. a wedding oath, as to the forbidden degrees, Grág. i. 319.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pref.: preface.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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