kvæning

Old Norse

Etymology

From kvæna +‎ -ing.

Noun

kvæning f

1. marriage, taking a wife

Declension

Declension of kvæning (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvæning	kvæningin	kvæningar	kvæningarnar
accusative	kvæning	kvæningina	kvæningar	kvæningarnar
dative	kvæningu	kvæningunni	kvæningum	kvæningunum
genitive	kvæningar	kvæningarinnar	kvæninga	kvæninganna

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kvæning”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 255; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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