Fornnordisk ordboksanteckning

KVEYFA

Fornnordisk ordboksanteckning

Definitioner

1 Definitioner

1 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).

Liknande ord

Runskrift

KVEYFA

Möjlig runskrift i yngre futhark

Runtexten ovan representerar det fornnordiska ordet "KVEYFA" som det kan visas i runinskrifter från vikingatiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).

Använda förkortningar

Vanliga förkortningar

ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.

Verk & Författare

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

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