Kveika

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kveika

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kveika" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

kveika
kveika, f. 1) hvad der optænder noget,sætter Ild deri og bringer det til atbrænde; figurl. ástar, lastanna kveikaAlex. 571. 14423; slœgðar kveykor Konr.587. 2) Plur. kveykur, kveykvur dvs. Gjærsom anvendes til at sætte Gang paa Øl,bringe det i Gjæring. Bp. I, 3396. 8 (91 fg).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᚽᛁᚴᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.

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