Kvennsamr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kvennsamr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kvennsamr" in Norwegian.

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

kvennsamr: kvennsamr, adj. begjærlig efter Kvinder. Flat. I, 195; Pr. 25015; sá Jupiter varsvá kvennsamr ok dáðalauss, at hannhafði systur sína at konu sér Hb. 1527;bóndi gjörði skip sítt einn saman ínausti, hann var kvennsamr, ok um daginn sýndist honum, at kona hansgéngi í naustit, hann bregðr á blíð-læti við hana, því at þau voru vön tilslíkra leika, nú legst hann með þess-ari konu Bp. I, 60515; Hjörleifr hinnkvennsami Halfss. 611 (c. 2).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᚽᚿᚿᛋᛆᛘᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

c.: Capitel.

lat.: latinsk.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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