Við-kenning

Old Norse Dictionary - við-kenning

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-kenning" in English.

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

við-kenning
f. as metrical term, an additional ‘kenning,’ Edda i. 534; but viðr-kenning = a confession.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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