Kvelda

Old Norse Dictionary - kvelda

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvelda"

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

kvelda
að, mod. kvölda, to draw towards evening; er kveldaði, FmS. iii. 114, vi. 156, Hkr. i. 24, FS. 14; nú tekr at k., Al. 81; þá var svá kveldat, at …, FmS. xi. 63; vert þú hjá oss, þvíat kvölda tekr og á daginn líðr, Luke xxiv. 29: absol., áðr en þessi dagr kveldi, MS. 4. 32.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.
absolute, absolutely.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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