Hvass

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hvass

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hvass" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hvass Old Icelandic word can mean:

hvass
a.
hvass
1) sharp, keen (h. knífr, hvössøxi, ~t vápn); pointed, tapering (h. hjálmr);
hvass
2) fig., of the intellect, keen (~t næmi); of the eyes or sight (hvöss augu, hvöss sjón);
hvass
3) sharp, acute; ~t hljód, a sharp sound;
hvass
4) of wind, sharp, fresh (h. byrr, ~t veðr, andviðri).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛋᛋ

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