Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kvarði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 kvarði

a, m. [the Dan.-Swed. kaarde = a dirk is prob. the same word; Swed. quard = selvage]:—a yard-wand, Grág. i. 497, freq. in mod. usage: the phrase, setr nú at honum kvarða, Skíða R.; mæli-kvarði, a measure, proportion, of a map; cp. also á-kvarðá, to measure, fix, determine.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

kvarði

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
prop: properly.
R.: Rimur.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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