Kvánríki

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kvánríki

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kvánríki" in English.

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

kvánríki
n. the domineering of a wife; hafa ~, to be hen-pecked.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛅᚾᚱᛁᚴᛁ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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