Kvein
Old Norse Dictionary - kvein
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvein"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvein
- n. wailing, Bs. i. 40, ii. 140, Al. 55; andar-kvein, lamentation; harma-k., a dirge, freq. in an eccl. sense.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)