Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hví-líkr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 hví-líkr

adj. interrog. [Ulf. hweileiks; A. S. hwylc; Engl. which; Early Engl. and Scot. while, whilk]:—what like? (as still used in North. E. for of what kind?), Lat. qualis, Fms. ii. 220, v. 302, Nj. 269, passim in old and mod. usage.

2 hví-líkr

II. relative, Stj. 85.

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Runic Inscription

hví-líkr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
North. E.: Northern English.
S.: South, Southern.
Scot.: Scottish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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