Kveisa
Old Norse Dictionary - kveisa
Meaning of Old Norse word "kveisa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kveisa
- u, f. a whitlow, boil; hafa kveisu í fæti, Hrafn. 14; kveisa er komin í hönd þér, Pr. 470; kveisu-nagli, the core of a boil, Hrafn. 14, 15, Nj. 244; kveisu-sullr, a boil, Bs. ii. 168: in mod. usage, of shooting pains, iðra-k., colic: as also, flug-k., shooting pains. kveisu-flug, n. a shooting pain, Mkv. kveisu-gras, n., botan. entiana.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᛁᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- botan.
- botanically.
- f.
- feminine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Mkv.
- Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)