Kverk

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kverk

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kverk" in English.

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

kverk Old Icelandic word can mean:

kverk
(pl. ~r), f.
kverk
1) the angle below the chin (hann tók undir~ina ok kyssti hana); fig. the inner angle of an axe-head (undir ~ øxinni);
kverk
2) in pl. throat (konungr fór höndum um ~r sveininum).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚱᚴ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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