Kvásir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kvásir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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

ᚴᚢᛅᛋᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

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

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)

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