Landnáms-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - landnáms-kona

Meaning of Old Norse word "landnáms-kona" in English.

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

landnáms-kona
u, f. a female settler, Íb. 19.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
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