Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kveita

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 kveita

1. u, f. [kveite, Ivar Aasen], a halibut, flounder (heilag-fiski); kalt vatn augum en kveita (kvett or kveit. MS.) tönnum, lérept líki, in the Merman’s song, Fas. ii. 33; this is prob. the meaning of the word in this much-contested passage, and not as suggested in Aarb. (1866) 377.

2 kveita

2. tt, a false form for kneyta, Fas. ii. 131.

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Runic Inscription

kveita

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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