Spá-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - spá-kona

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

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

spá-kona Old Norse word can mean:

spá-kona: u, f. a ‘spae-qneen,’ spae-wife, prophetess, Fms. x. 223; s. sú er sybil hét, Edda (pref.); kona sú er Anna hét, hún var s. Mar. 35; cp. þar var Anna spákona dóttir Phanuels af kyni Asser, Luke ii. 36.

spá-kona: 2. as a nickname, Þórdís s.; whence Spákonu-fell, a local name, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

pref.: preface.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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