Nærkona

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nærkona

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nærkona" in Norwegian.

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

nærkona
nærkona, f. Jordemoder, = náverukona,yfirsetukona, bjargrýgr (jvf ef sú konaer í heraði, er þat orðlag hefir fengit,at heldr verðr bót at hennar návist enannarra kvenna, þá berr hón þar tiltveggja manna vitni ok heitir bjarg-rýgr Borg. 2, 147 fg) Stj. 24737.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛅᚱᚴᚮᚿᛆ
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:

f.
Feminin.

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