Kjötvi

Old Norse Dictionary - kjötvi

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjötvi" (or kjǫtvi)

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

kjötvi (kjǫtvi)
a, m. the fleshy, a nickname, Hkr.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjötvi may be more accurately written as kjǫtvi.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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