nokkekone (ODan) noun

A woman without a guardian or head of the household, which affected her right to inheritance. Synonymous with ODan nokkefrue (q.v.).

single woman ODan VSjL 9 Refs:

Hellquist s.v. nucka; Lund s.v.v. nokkæfrughæ, nokkækunæ; Schlyter s.v. nokka kona; Tamm and Vogt, eds, 2016, 316