skuldarkona (ON) noun

A ‘woman of debt’. The term is rare but would appear to be the female equivalent to the more common skuldarmaðr (q.v.).


woman in bondage for debt ONorw GuL Løb, Mhb Refs:

F; Hertzberg

Citation
  • ‘skuldarkona’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4837
    (06/16/2026)