Þvátt-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - þvátt-kona

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

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

þvátt-kona
u, f. a washer-woman, O. H. L. 34.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
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