Seiðkona

Old Norwegian Dictionary - seiðkona

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "seiðkona" in Norwegian.

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

seiðkona
seiðkona, f. kvindelig seiðmaðr. Fld. I,1028. 1057. II, 7220. III, 119; Yngl. 16(Hkr. 1320); völva ok seiðkona Fld.I, 16512. 1663 fg 20. II, 50616 (Örv. 112).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚽᛁᚦᚴᚮᚿᛆ
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.
v.
Verbum.

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