Kveyfa
Dizionario Old Norse - kveyfa
Significato della parola Old Norse "kveyfa"
Come definito dal dizionario Old Norse to English di Cleasby & Vigfusson:
- kveyfa
- d, this—not kneyfa or qneyfa as in the Editions—is the true form of the word, which has become obsolete in Icel., but remains in Engl.; [Engl. quaff = to drink in large draughts till one loses breath]:—to quaff; Egill kveyfði af horninu í einum drykk, Eg. 557; Egill drakk um hríð, ok kveyfði hvert horn er at honum kom, 559, Trist. 10; kveyfa ker, Mag. 68; hlífðit Kristr þá er kólgu hrafn kveyfði með stöfnum, Christ helped not when the sea raven (his ship) quaffed water from stem to stern, was swamped, Bs. i. 16 (in a verse).
Possibile iscrizione runica in Fuþark recente:ᚴᚢᛁᚢᚠᛅ
Le rune Fuþark recenti sono state utilizzate dal 8° al 12° secolo in Scandinavia e nei loro insediamenti all'estero
Abbreviazioni usate:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
Opere & Autori citati:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)