Kvenn-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-maðr

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

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

kvenn-maðr
m. a woman, freq. in mod. usage (see kona), Ld. 8, MS. 4. 23; kvennmanna bein, Eb. 338, and in countless compds; kvennmanns-búnaðr, kvennmanns-föt, a woman’s dress, Bárð. 173.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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