Seið-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - seið-kona

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

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

seið-kona
u, f. a sorceress, witch, Hkr. i. 19; völva ok s., Fas. ii. 506.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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