Kvista

Old Norse Dictionary - kvista

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvista"

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

kvista
að, [Ulf. qistjan = ἀπολλύναι], to branch out like a tree; sem hrátt hrís nær þat er í skógi kvistað, Fas. iii. 447; k. lim af tré, Stj. 401; þeir kvistuðu þar bál mikit, they cut (wood) for a large fire, Eb. 314: metaph. to cut down, ef hann kvistar af mér slíka vinina sem þú ert, Lv. 49; vera má at ek kvista einhvern yðar áðr en ek em felldr, Njarð. 344; kvista menn niðr sem hráviði, Karl. 155.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Njarð.
Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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