Kveðja

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

kveðja Old Icelandic word can mean:

kveðja

I)

kveðja

(kveð, kvaddi, kvaddr), v.

kveðja

1) to call on, summon (Þórvaldr kvaddi húskarla sína);

kveðja

~ e-n e-s, to request (demand) of one;

kveðja

~ matar, svefns, to call for food, sleep;

kveðja

~ sér hljóðs, to call for a hearing;

kveðja

~ þings, to convoke a meeting;

kveðja

~ e-n e-s, to call on, summon, one to do something (vóru vér kvaddir at bera vitni þat);

kveðja

2) to welcome, greet (þeir kvöddu konung);

kveðja

of one departing, to bid farewell, take leave of (hann gengr nú í brott ok kveðr engan mann);

kveðja

refl., ~st, to greet one another (þeir kvöddust vel);

kveðja

3) with preps.:

kveðja

~ e-n at e-u, to call on a person to do a thing, call his attention to (þik kveð ek at þessu);

kveðja

~ e-n frá e-u, to exclude from, deprive of (ek hefi opt menn frá æfi kvadda, er eigi vildu hlýða mínum boðum);

kveðja

~ e-n til e-s, to call on one for a thing (~ menn til ferðar);

kveðja

~ e-n upp, to call on one to rise (síðan vaknaði Haraldr ok kvaddi upp menn sína); to summon to arms;

kveðja

síðan safnaði hann liði ok kveðr upp almenning, after that he gathered men and roused the whole country;

kveðja

~ e-n út, to call one out of the house (hann kvaddi út Höskuld ok Hrút).

kveðja

II)

kveðja

f. welcome, greeting, salutation (konungr tók kveðju hans).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚦᛁᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary