Hornkerling

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hornkerling

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hornkerling" in Norwegian.

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

hornkerling: hornkerling, f. Kvinde, Kone, der agtes saa ringe, at hun maa tage til Takkemed at have sin Plads, sit Tilhold iStuens ydre Hjørne eller Vraa (horn9), = hornkona, hornreka; hvergi munek þoka (svarede Hallgerd, da Bergþóravilde, at hun skulde flytte sig til Sidenog give Þorhalla Plads ovenfor sig ellernærmere Bænkens Midte), því at engihornkerling vil ek vera Nj. 35 &vl (5227);ekki munu mega orð þín, því at þúert annathvárt hornkerling eða (úti-gangs)púta Nj. 92 (14018 jvf 23. 26).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚱᚿᚴᚽᚱᛚᛁᚿᚵ
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.

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