Kvenn-kné

Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-kné

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-kné" in English.

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

kvenn-kné
n. kin by the woman’s side, cognate lineage, Hkr. i. 112: a female degree of kin, Fms. ix. 251, 327.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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