Kvikna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kvikna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kvikna" in English.

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

kvikna Old Icelandic word can mean:

kvikna
(að), v.
kvikna
1) to quicken, come to life (dvergar höfðu ~t í moldunni, svá sem maðkar í holdi);
kvikna
2) to be kindled (eldr ~r); tréit ~ði, the tree took fire;
kvikna
3) to revive, get fresh spirit (þá ~ði hestr hans, er fyrr var móðr).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚴᚾᛅ

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