Old Norse Dictionary Entry

At-kváma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 at-kváma

and later form aðkoma or atkoma, u, f. arrival, Ld. 78, Fms. vi. 239; metaph. (eccl.) pain, visitation, Hom. 68, 121. Now used in many compds: aðkomu-maðr, m. a guest, etc.

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Runic Inscription

at-kváma

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "at-kváma" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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