Kvenn-skikkja

Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-skikkja

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

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

kvenn-skikkja
u, f. a woman’s cloak, Nj. 200, Fms. ii. 134.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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