Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kveif

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

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Runic Inscription

kveif

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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