Kvern
Dizionario Old Norse - kvern
Significato della parola Old Norse "kvern"
Come definito dal dizionario Old Norse to English di Cleasby & Vigfusson:
La parola Old Norse kvern può significare:kvern
- kvern
- f., gen. kvernar, but the mod. form kvörn, gen. kvarnar; [Ulf. qairnus, Mark ix. 42; A. S. cwyrn; Old Engl. quern; O. H. G. quirn; Dan. kværn; Swed. quarn]:—a handmill; þar sat kona við kvern, FmS. vii. 233; ok und kvernum klaka, LS. 44; era þat karls-ætt er á kvernum stendr, Hkv. 2. 2; bondwomen used to turn the handmills, and the turning of the quern was, as it still is in Icel., where every farm has its handmill, accompanied by singing a song, see esp. the Millsong in the Edda (Gróttasöngr), 78 sqq.
- kvern
- 2. metaph. an eddy or whirlpool in a river is called kvern, agreeably to the legend popular among all ancient Teut. people of a wonder mill grinding salt at the bottom of the sea, such as the famous mill Grótti, in the old Danish story of king Frode, which ground gold and peace, and at last the sea salt.
- kvern
- COMPDS: kvernarauga, kverná, kvernberg, Kvernbítr, kvernfoss, kvernhús, kvernsteinn, kvernstæði.
Possibile iscrizione runica in Fuþark recente:ᚴᚢᛁᚱᚾ
Le rune Fuþark recenti sono state utilizzate dal 8° al 12° secolo in Scandinavia e nei loro insediamenti all'estero
Abbreviazioni usate:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- Teut.
- Teutonic.
Opere & Autori citati:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Ls.
- Loka-senna. (A. I.)