Kvikva
Old Norse Dictionary - kvikva
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvikva"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kvikva can mean:kvikva
- kvikva
- u, f., mod. kvika, [Engl. quick; Swed. quicka], the quick, the flesh under the nails, and in animals under the hoofs; á hendi heitir … kvikva, Edda 110, freq. in mod. usage; skera nögl upp í kviku, to cut the nail to the quick; járna hest upp í kviku, to shoe a horse to the quick.
- kvikva
- II. fermentation, swelling, of a fluid: also yeast, see kveykja and kvika. kviku-dropi, a, m. drops of k., Edda 4.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚴᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)