kvánbœnir

Old Norse

Etymology

From kván +‎ bœn in plural form.

Noun

kvánbœnir f pl

  1. wooing
    • Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu 5.
      Ok um morgininn ríðr Gunnlaugr upp á Gilsbakka ok bað fǫður sinn ríða til kvánbæna með sér út til Borgar.

Declension

Declension of kvánbœnir (strong i-stem, plural only)
feminine plural
indefinite definite
nominative kvánbœnir kvánbœnirnar
accusative kvánbœnir kvánbœnirnar
dative kvánbœnum kvánbœnunum
genitive kvánbœna kvánbœnanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kvánbœnir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 252; also available at the Internet Archive
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