Móður-kyn

Old Norse Dictionary - móður-kyn

Meaning of Old Norse word "móður-kyn" in English.

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

móður-kyn
n. a mother’s kin, Eg. 267, Fms. vii. 224, Finnb. 236.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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