Eld-kveykja
Old Norse Dictionary - eld-kveykja
Meaning of Old Norse word "eld-kveykja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- eld-kveykja
- u, f. kindling fire, Nj. 194: metaph., 625. 74, Mork. 7.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛏ-ᚴᚢᛁᚢᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mork.
- Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)