Drótt-kvæðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Drótt-kvæðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 drótt-kvæðr

adj. (-kvæði, n.), in the heroic metre, the metre used in the drápas (q. v.) or poems which were recited before a king and the king’s men (drótt), whence the name probably comes; dróttkvæðr is opp. to kviðu-háttr, the epic, narrative metre, and ljóða-háttr, the metre of didactic poems or poems in the form of dialogues, Edda (Ht.)

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚱᚢᛏᛏ-ᚴᚢᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.
opp
opposed to.
opp.
opposed.
opp. to
opposed to.
p.
page.
prob
probable, probably.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
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