Skuldar-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - skuldar-kona

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

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

skuldar-kona
u, f. a woman in bondage for debt (skuld l. 2); ef s. leggsk með þræli, þá á ármaðr ekki á henni fyrr en hón hefir goldit hina skuld, N. G. l. i. 36.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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