Kvenn-kostr

Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-kostr

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

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

kvenn-kostr
m. a good match, of a woman, Fb. i. 407; þótti sá k. einnhverr beztr í Noregi, Fms. vi. 353; hinn bezti k., Grett. 71; um kveldit varð þeim tíðrætt um kvennkosti, Korm. 56.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
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