Kvátra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kvátra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kvátra

u, f., mod. kotra, [Fr. quatre], a kind of backgammon, still used in Icel. and recorded in the 13th century as a favourite game, Sturl. i. 173, ii. 184, Bs. i. 596. kvátru-tafl, n. id., Karl. 470, 486.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛅᛏᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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