Kvenn-váðir

Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-váðir

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

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

kvenn-váðir
f. pl. ‘women’s weeds,’ petticoats, Þkv.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Þkv.
Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)
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