Kvista

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kvista

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kvista" in English.

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

kvista Old Icelandic word can mean:

kvista
(að), v.
kvista
1) to lop off cut the branches of (~ lim, tré); þeir kvistuðu þar bál mikit, they cut wood for a large fire;
kvista
2) to cut down (~ menn niðr sem hráviði).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᛋᛏᛅ

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