Kvíga
Old Norse Dictionary - kvíga
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvíga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvíga
- u, f., gen. pl. kvígna, Glúm. 340, [Scot. and North. E. quey or whye]:—a young cow before she has calved, Lat. juvenca, Landn. 46, 264, Grág. i. 502, Eb. 318, Sturl. i. 173, Fas. iii. 211, Bret. 10, Edda (pref.); kvígu-kálfr, Bs. i. 368, Eb. 318, passim: a local name, Kvígu-vágar, Landn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- pl.
- plural.
- pref.
- preface.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)