Kvik-setja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kvik-setja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kvik-setja

t, (kyk-setja, Fms. viii. 201), to bury alive, Bárð. 179, Ann. 1357, Pr. 413:—eccl., kyksettr, enshrined as a saint; man gott orðit til kyksettra í bænum í þessi hríð, Fms. viii. 101.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛁᚴ-ᛋᛁᛏᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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