Qvinfolk

Old Swedish Dictionary - qvinfolk

Meaning of Old Swedish word "qvinfolk" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

qvinfolk Old Swedish word can mean:

qvinfolk: 1) kvinnor, personer av kvinnokön. " amazones ena handha quinfolk" GU C 20 s. 19.

qvinfolk: 2) kvinna, kvinnsperson. " item iiij qwinfolkk j iij daga hwarthera iiij ortugh om dagen HLG 2: 51 (1516). VKu 87 (1566), 138 (1569). "

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᛁᚿᚠᚮᛚᚴ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Similar entries:

Qvinfolk (II)

Works and authors cited:

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.

HLG 2: Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.

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