Kvenn-styrkr

Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-styrkr

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

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

kvenn-styrkr
(kvenn-sterkr), adj. a match (in strength) for a woman; varla ætla ek þik kvennstyrkan, Grett. 119 A, Fas. iii. 572.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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