Kvennleggr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kvennleggr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kvennleggr" in Norwegian.

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

kvennleggr: kvennleggr, m. kvindelig Slægtlinje; gafsonum sínum öllum konunganöfn oksetti þat í lögum, at hans ættmennskyldi hverr taka konungdóm eptirannan, en jarldóm sá, er or kvenn-legg væri af hans ætt kominn Flat. I, 4131 (jvf Fris. 5737); þar næst tekrjamskylt af sammœddum systkinumkomit, ok tekr fyrr í karllegg en í kvennlegg Landsl. 5, 7 (8313. 849).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᚽᚿᚿᛚᚽᚵᚵᚱ
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.

s.: substantiv.

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