K(i)æfsir in the Old Västgöta and Östgöta Laws

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Abstract

The article discusses a word, k(i)æfsir, found only a couple of times in early Swedish laws and in Snorra Edda, a work interpreted as a slavic word for a young woman, a word borrowed into Scandinavian language for, probably, a slave woman.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTidens landskap
Subtitle of host publication En vänbok till Anders Andrén
EditorsCecilia Ljung
Place of PublicationLund
PublisherNordic Academic Press
Pages137-138
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9188909123, 9789188909121
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jun 2019

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