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Kvið-burðr

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1 kvið-burðr

m. [bera kvið], the verdict or delivery of the verdict of neighbours (búar), Grág. i. 54, 104, 168, Nj. 87, passim; þá berr norðr alla kviðburði = in that spot the verdict belongs to neighbours to be summoned in the north, referring to a battle fought on the northern slope of a wilderness, Ísl. ii. 347: metaph., ryðja menn ór kviðburðinum, to challenge men out of the k., i. e. to challenge the neighbours, Nj. 235.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

kvið-burðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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