Skvetta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skvetta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skvetta

t, to squirt out, throw out, prop. of the sound of water quickly thrown out of a jug; skvetta úr fötunni, freq. in mod. usage; tók hún vatn úr læknum, ok skvetti framan í það, Kveldv. ii. 176; hann (the brook) skvetti á mig, Jónas 322.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᚢᛁᛏᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Jónas
Jónas Hallgrímsson.

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