kvángan

Old Norse

Etymology

From kvánga +‎ -an.

Noun

kvángan f

  1. the taking of a wife

Declension

Declension of kvángan (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvángan kvánganin kvánganir kvánganirnar
accusative kvángan kvánganina kvánganir kvánganirnar
dative kvángan kvánganinni kvángunum kvángununum
genitive kvánganar kvánganarinnar kvángana kvángananna

Further reading

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