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Kvásir

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1 Kvásir

m. a mythol. person, the hostage given by the Vanir to the Ases, whose blood when slain was the poetical mead, see Edda 47; Kvásis dreyri, the blood of Q = the poetry, 52.
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Runic Inscription

Kvásir

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mythol
mythology, mythological.
mythol.
mythology, mythological.

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Edda
Edda. (C. I.)

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