Ekkja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ekkja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ekkja" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

ekkja
f. widow (var þat lítit, at bera ekkju nafn); poet. woman.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚴᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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