Orðskviðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - orðskviðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "orðskviðr" in English.

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

orðskviðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

orðskviðr
m.
orðskviðr
1) proverb, saw;
orðskviðr
2) report (huggast við góðan orðskvið).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦᛋᚴᚢᛁᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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