Definiciones
Definiciones
1 KVEYFA
d, this—not kneyfa or qneyfa as in the Editions—is the true form of the word, which has become obsolete in Icel., but remains in Engl.; [Engl. quaff = to drink in large draughts till one loses breath]:—to quaff; Egill kveyfði af horninu í einum drykk, Eg. 557; Egill drakk um hríð, ok kveyfði hvert horn er at honum kom, 559, Trist. 10; kveyfa ker, Mag. 68; hlífðit Kristr þá er kólgu hrafn kveyfði með stöfnum, Christ helped not when the sea raven (his ship) quaffed water from stem to stern, was swamped, Bs. i. 16 (in a verse).
Inscripción rúnica
Inscripción rúnica
KVEYFA
El texto rúnico anterior representa la palabra nórdica antigua "KVEYFA" como podría aparecer en inscripciones rúnicas de la Era Vikinga (c. 800-1100 d.C.).