Forn-kveðit

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Forn-kveðit

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 forn-kveðit

n. part. said of old, epithet of old saws, Eg. 520; satt er hit fornkveðna, svá ergisk hverr sem eldisk, Fær. 218, passim; það finnst á mér sem fornkveðit er, að fátt segir af einum, a ditty.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᚱᚾ-ᚴᚢᛁᛏᛁᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.
part
participle.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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