Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kviða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 kviða

u, f. [kveða], an epic poem, a song or ballad composed in such metre as the Völuspá, and thus opp. to mál (a didactic poem, sentences), q. v., drápa (heroic), q. v., and ríma (modern ballads), q. v.: the name of several old songs, Hýmis-kviða, Sæm. 105 (Bugge); Þryms-k., 124; Völsunga-k., 193; Helga-k., 112 (Möbius); í þessi kviðu, 241 (Bugge); Guðrúnar-k. in forna, 241, 242; Sigurðar-k. in Skamma, 246 (Fas. i. 197); kviða Sigurðar, Sæm. 247; k. Guðrúnar, 274; Atla-k. in Grænlenzka, 282; Hákonar-k., Fms. ix; Glælungs-k., v. 100, 108; í kviðunni, Grett. 105 new Ed. kviðu-háttr, m. the metre of a kviða, the epic metre such as that of the Völuspá, Beowulf, and the like, opp. to ljóða-háttr and mál; þvíat þá þykkir betr hljóða þessar samstöfur í kviðu-hætti, Skálda 182 (Olave Hvíta-skáld); the word also occurs in the Háttatal Rögnvalds, verse 3, and is a more correct name than the usual fornyrðalag, which has no old authority, except in a lemma from a later hand in one of the verses of the Háttatal by Snorri.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

kviða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
dat.: dative.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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