Kvöl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kvöl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kvöl" (or kvǫl) in Norwegian.

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

kvöl (kvǫl): kvöl, f. (G. kvalar, N. Pl. kvalar og kvalir). Kval, Lidelse, Plage, Pinsel. Am. 61 (65). 98 (100); Flat. II, 39129;Fm. VIII, 5310; Kgs. 369; Gyð. 266;DN. V, 4338.

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, kvöl may be more accurately written as kvǫl.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᚯᛚ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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