Kvikr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kvikr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kvikr" in English.

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

kvikr Old Icelandic word can mean:

kvikr
(acc. -van), a.
kvikr
1) quick, alive, living (yfir þá götu náði engi ~ komast);
kvikr
skera e-n kvikvan, to dissect alive;
kvikr
2) lively, glad (svá verðr herrinn ~ við þenna kvitt, at).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.

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