Kveinkan

Old Norse Dictionary - kveinkan

Meaning of Old Norse word "kveinkan" in English.

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

kveinkan
f. lamentation, Rb. 174, Bs. ii. 561, Thom. 248, Karl. 191.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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