Kvenska

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kvenska

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kvenska" in Norwegian.

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

kvenska
kvenska, f. 1) hvad der anstaar en ær-bar Kvinde i Alm. Str. 523. 1536. 193. 9. 2) en Kvindes Kydskhed, hendes ubesmit- tede Ære. Bær. 10321; vil ek, at hónhafi sjálfræði á sér at halda kvenskusínni fyrir hverjum manni Fsk. 177;þó at kona gæti vart sik (= komistúskemd undan) fyrir kvensko sínnarsakir, svá at hann komi eigi vilja sín-um fram Landsl. 4, 424. Jvf. gsv. qvinska Schlyter 502 a, mht. wîpheit,weypheit Mhd. Wb. III, 720 b, Keller Erzähl. aus altd. Handschr. S. 17518.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᚽᚿᛋᚴᛆ
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:

Alm.
Almindelighev.
f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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