Kviðr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - kviðrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "kviðr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
kviðr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- kviðr
- I)
- kviðr
- (-ar; pl. -ir, acc. -u), m.
- kviðr
- 1) verdict (of neighbours); bera kvið um e-t, to give a verdict in a case; bera kvið á e-n, í móti e-m (af e-m), to give a verdict against (for, in favour of) one;
- kviðr
- 2) inquest, jury; kveðja e-n kviðar, to call (a neighbour) on an inquest; ryðja kviðinn, bjóða til ruðningar um kviðinn, to challenge the jury;
- kviðr
- 3) saying, word; ~ norna, the decree of the Fates (kveld lifir maðr ekki eptir kvið norna).
- kviðr
- II)
- kviðr
- (-ar; pl. -ir, acc. -u), m.
- kviðr
- 1) belly, abdomen;
- kviðr
- 2) womb.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚦᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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