Kvelja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kvelja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kvelja" in English.

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

kvelja Old Icelandic word can mean:

kvelja
(kvel, kvalda, kvaldr and kvalinn), v. to torment, torture;
kvelja
refl., ~st, to be tormented (~st í vesöld).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᛚᛁᛅ

Also available in related dictionaries:

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

Back