Kvern
Diccionario de Nórdico Antiguo - kvern
Significado de la palabra en nórdico antiguo "kvern"
Según el diccionario inglés de nórdico antiguo de Cleasby & Vigfusson:
La palabra en nórdico antiguo kvern puede significar:kvern
- kvern
- f., gen. kvernar, but the mod. form kvörn, gen. kvarnar; [Ulf. qairnus, Mark ix. 42; A. S. cwyrn; Old Engl. quern; O. H. G. quirn; Dan. kværn; Swed. quarn]:—a handmill; þar sat kona við kvern, FmS. vii. 233; ok und kvernum klaka, LS. 44; era þat karls-ætt er á kvernum stendr, Hkv. 2. 2; bondwomen used to turn the handmills, and the turning of the quern was, as it still is in Icel., where every farm has its handmill, accompanied by singing a song, see esp. the Millsong in the Edda (Gróttasöngr), 78 sqq.
- kvern
- 2. metaph. an eddy or whirlpool in a river is called kvern, agreeably to the legend popular among all ancient Teut. people of a wonder mill grinding salt at the bottom of the sea, such as the famous mill Grótti, in the old Danish story of king Frode, which ground gold and peace, and at last the sea salt.
- kvern
- COMPDS: kvernarauga, kverná, kvernberg, Kvernbítr, kvernfoss, kvernhús, kvernsteinn, kvernstæði.
Posible inscripción rúnica en futhark joven:ᚴᚢᛁᚱᚾ
Las runas del futhark joven se utilizaron desde el siglo VIII hasta el XII en Escandinavia y sus asentamientos en el extranjero
Abreviaciones utilizadas:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- Teut.
- Teutonic.
Obras & Autores citados:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Ls.
- Loka-senna. (A. I.)