Hví-líkr

Old Norse Dictionary - hví-líkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hví-líkr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word hví-líkr can mean:hví-líkr

hví-líkr
adj. interrog. [Ulf. hweileiks; A. S. hwylc; Engl. which; Early Engl. and Scot. while, whilk]:—what like? (as still used in North. E. for of what kind?), Lat. qualis, FmS. ii. 220, v. 302, Nj. 269, passim in old and mod. usage.
hví-líkr
II. relative, Stj. 85.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
mod.
modern.
North. E.
Northern English.
S.
Saga.
Scot.
Scottish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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