Hví

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hví

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hví

interj. imitating a gull’s cry, Bb.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
compar.
comparative.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
def.
definite.
ellipt.
elliptical, elliptically.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
indef.
indefinite.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
part
participle.
pron.
pronoun, pronominal, pronominally.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
South, Southern.
subj.
subjunctive.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Eluc.
Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Km.
Kráku-mál. (A. III.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
Vþm.
Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
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