Definitions
Definitions
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.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
Kvásir
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).