Kvarði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kvarði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛅᚱᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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