Sif-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - sif-kona

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

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

sif-kona
u, f. a woman related through affinity, opp. to frændkona; þá er maðr á frændkonu sína eðr sifkonu, Grág. i. 366; frændkonu sína eðr sifkonu at fimta manni, H. E. i. 245; til Ástríðar sifkonu sinnar, Fms. ix. 243.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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