Kvennavegr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kvennavegr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kvennavegr" in Norwegian.

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

kvennavegr: kvennavegr, m. Kvindesiden, den Side som man lige over for sig har til venstre (saa kaldet, fordi man ved at gaa ind gjennem Kirkens Hoveddør havde Kvin- derne siddende ved sin venstre Side jvfmasculi in australi, feminæ autem inboreali parte (nl. ecclesiæ) manentDurandi Rationale div. off. lib. 1 c. 1 §46 jvf 8), mods. karlavegr; halfa set-stofona kvennaveginn DN. IV, 28311 fg

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᚽᚿᚿᛆᚠᚽᚵᚱ
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.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.