Kvenland

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kvenland

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kvenland" in Norwegian.

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

kvenland
kvenland, n. Kvænernes Land, = kœn-land (Flat. I, 2132); forvexlet med kvenna-land (se dette Ord) af Adam. Bremens.de situ Daniæ. Eg. 14 (262. 18).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᚽᚿᛚᛆᚿᚦ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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