Kveif

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kveif

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kveif

f. [from Fr. coif], a coif, cap; hött eðr k., Sks. 434; hött né húfu eða k., 291: esp. a mitre, Fms. viii. 378, Bs. ii. 186: in mod. usage, metaph. a feeble person, hann er mesta kveif: as also kveifara-skapr, m. feebleness; kveifar-legr, adj. (-lega, adv.), weak, faint.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛁᛁᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
adv: adverb.
adv.: adverb.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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