Kveld-riða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kveld-riða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kveld-riða

u, f. an ‘evening-rider,’ night-hag, witch, riding on wolves in the twilight, Hkv. Hjörv. 15, Hallfred, Lex. Poët.; Þorbjörn stefndi Geirríði um þat at hón væri k., Eb. 46; hón var fjölkunnig, ok hin mesta k., Fas. iii. 650; kveldriðu stóð, the ‘ogress-steed’ = the wolves, Hallfr.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛁᛚᛏ-ᚱᛁᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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