Á-kvæði

Significato della parola Old Norse "á-kvæði"

Come definito dal dizionario Old Norse to English di Cleasby & Vigfusson:

La parola Old Norse á-kvæði può significare:á-kvæði

á-kvæði

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á-kvæði

1. an uttered opinion; mun ek nú segja yðr hvat mitt á. er, Nj. 189, Sturl. i. 65 C; Ed. atkvæði (better): a command, Stj. 312, 208; með ákvæðum, expressly, Sks. 235: cp. atkvæði.

á-kvæði

2. in popular tales and superstition it is specially used of spells or charms: cp. Lat. fatum from fari; cp. also atkvæði: the mod. use prefers ákvæði in this sense, hence ákvæða-skáld, n. a spell-skald, a poet whose words have a magical power, also called kraptaskald; v. Ísl. Þjóðs. I, where many such poets are mentioned; indeed any poet of mark was believed to possess the power to spell-bind with his verses; cp. The tales about Orpheus.

á-kvæði

COMPDS: ákvæðisteigr, ákvæðisverk.

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