Vísdóms-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - vísdóms-kona

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

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

vísdóms-kona
u, f. a wise woman, a sibyl, Stj. 363.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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