Ráðs-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - ráðs-kona

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

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

ráðs-kona
u, f. a stewardess, housekeeper, Bs. i. 247, 839, 848, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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