Hræ-kvikindi
Old Norse Dictionary - hræ-kvikindi
Meaning of Old Norse word "hræ-kvikindi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hræ-kvikindi
- n. (hræ-kind, f.), a carrion beast, K. Þ. K. 132, Fas. iii. 265, Stj. 582.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛅ-ᚴᚢᛁᚴᛁᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)