Kvöð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kvöð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kvöð" (or kvǫð) in Norwegian.

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

kvöð (kvǫð): kvöð, f. (G. kvaðar) 1) Krav (af kveðja),at man kræver eller hvad der kræves, = kvaða. Gul. 26618; Frost. 12, 65,83; Fm. XI, 2252. 2) Tilkaldelse af búar eller kviðmenn GrG. I, 526. 15.16113. 20. 3) Collegium af tilkaldte kvið-menn. Band. 1428; réttr í kvöð dvs.saadan som kan med rette være mediblandt kviðmenn, GrG. I, 160 fg

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, kvöð may be more accurately written as kvǫð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᚯᚦ
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:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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