Kinga

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kinga

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kinga" in Norwegian.

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

kinga: kinga, f. Penge, Mynt; = Vulg. drachmaLeif. 5713. 601 fgg (Luc. 15, 8 fgg); om Mynter, som Kvinderne havde hængendepaa Brystet til en Prydelse: keisti fald,kinga var á bringu Ríg. 26; kross(rós Hák. 758) skal dóttir hafa eðakingu, hvárt sem hón vill, eða brjóst-búnað hinn besta, ef eigi er or gulligjörr o. s. v. Frost. 9, 99 (Hák. 758);þar (nl. í leiði undir kirkjugolfi) fannstok kinga ok seiðstafr mikill, þóttustmenn þá skilja, at þar mundi verithafa völuleiði nökkut Laxd. R. 492;(Laxd. 76 s. 22027).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛁᚿᚵᛆ
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:

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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