KVÍSL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KVÍSL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KVÍSL

f. a branch, esp. of a tree, a fork, Fms. i. 75 (a dung fork); hey-k., a hay fork: of a stag’s horns, Str. 3; kvísla-tré, a forked tree, a fork, Rd. 296: of the letter y, Skálda 161.

2 KVÍSL

II. metaph. the fork of a river; hann hélt upp eptir inni Eystri kvísl, Fms. vii. 55, 188, Stj. 108, Symb. 12; nú eru kvíslir fleiri, ok skal eigi banna fiski för í einni kvísl, Grág. ii. 351; mið-k., the middle stream, Nj. 236; Elfar-kvíslir, a local name, the mouth of the Gota River, Fms.; Vana-k., Hkr. (begin.):—the stem or pedigree of a family, skal í þá kvísl óðal hverfa, Gþl. 282; milli fjarborinna kvísla, Sks. 330; kyn-kvísl, ætt-kvísl, nið-kvísl, lineage.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛁᛋᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

begin.: beginning.
ch: chapter.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

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