KVER

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KVER

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KVER

n. [a for. word; Engl. quire], a sheet folded in a book; var stolit ór (the book) einu kverinu, Fms. viii. 402; þar er aspiciens bók í kverum (not bound), Vm. 122; bækr tuttugu, ok fimm kver at auk, Pm. 5: in mod. usage a small book, volume, Bæna-kver, a Prayer-book; Stafrofs-kver, an a b c book; Fræða-kver, Hallgríms-kver, Þorláks-kver, = the poems of Hallgrim, Thorlac; and esp. with the article Kverið = the volume containing the Catechism.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
for.: foreign.
Fr: French in etymologies.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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