Kvía

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kvía

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kvía" in Norwegian.

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

kvía
kvía, v. (að) indeslutte nogen saaledes, athan ikke kan slippe bort; menn fóru okvildu henda skjarra sauði ok kvíuðu áflugubjörgum ok vildu höndla Bp. I,33013; jvf Vatsd. 15 (271); er mér leitt,at konungr kvíi oss hér ok drepi Jómsv.6221 jvf 8 (Fm. XI, 66), jvf Grett. 4 (624);reið hann þá undan -, en þeir eptirok kvíuðu hann fram á hamar nökk-urn Sturl. II, 2212 jvf I, 3414.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᛁᛆ
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:

m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
v.
Verbum.

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