Hvata

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hvata

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hvata" in English.

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

hvata Old Icelandic word can mean:

hvata
(að), v.
hvata
1) to hasten, with dat., h. för sinni, h. ferðinni, to hasten one’s journey; h. göngunni, to quicken one’s pace; h. báli, to hurry on the bonfire;
hvata
2) absol., to hasten, speed (h. til skipa, h. heim).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
absol.
absolute, absolutely.

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