Heitkona

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heitkona

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heitkona" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

heitkona
heitkona, f. Kvinde som en Mand efter der-om givet Løfte skal faa til sin Hustru (jvfheita e-m konu se under heita, v.), udenat hun dog endnu paa lovlig Maade erbleven hans festarkona (jvf handfesta,handselja sér konu, handsalsrof og For-tællingen om Sigrids Giftermaal Eg.9). Flat. I, 37217; Gunl. 5 (2178). 9(2393). 11 (2558); Sturl. II, 15430.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛁᛏᚴᚮᚿᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
nl.
nemlig.
v.
Verbum.

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