Hvatvetna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hvatvetna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hvatvetna" in English.

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

hvatvetna: (gen. hvers-, dat. hví-vetna), pron. n. anything whatever; vex þér ~ í augu, everything grows big in thy eyes; var Hrafn fyrir þeim í hvívetna, H. was superior in every respect.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛏᚢᛁᛏᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

gen.: genitive.

n.: neuter.

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