Oldnordisk ordbogsopslag

Kvika

Oldnordisk ordbogsopslag

Definitioner

4 Definitioner

1 kvika

1. u, f. the quick under the nail or under a horse’s hoof, Bs. ii. 184, freq. in mod. usage.

2 kvika

II. fermentation, swelling, of a fluid; eitr-kvikja, q. v.; ok af þeim kviku dropum kviknaði ok varð maims líkandi, Edda 4; see kvikva.

3 kvika

2. að, to move, stir; hann kvikar ekki; this verb is freq. in mod. usage, but is not recorded in old writers.

4 kvika

3. u, f. obstructions of the ducts in the nose, which used to be thought to be quick (i. e. live) worms; Vespasianus hafði kvikur í nösum, en þat mein kalla þeir ‘vespas,’ því var hann kallaðr Vespasianus, V. had ‘worms in the nose,’ which disease they call vespas, therefore he was called V. (sic), Post. (Unger) 155.

Lignende ord

Runeindskrift

kvika

Mulig runeindskrift i yngre futhark

Rune-teksten ovenfor repræsenterer det oldnordiske ord "kvika" som det kunne findes i runeindskrifter fra vikingetiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).

Anvendte forkortelser

Almindelige forkortelser

ch: chapter.
esp: especially.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Værker & Forfattere

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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