Kvittr
Old Norse Dictionary - kvittr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvittr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvittr
- adj. quit, acquitted, receipted; er hann skyldr kirkjunni sjötján aura en kvittr um allt annatt, Vm. 4; göra e-n kvittan ok liðugan, Dipl. iii. 1; handleggja kvitt ok liðugt, v. 1; gefa e-t kvitt, Fms. v. 291: the phrase, skilja kvittr við kvittan, to put clear from one another; um allt því eg kvittr er, Pass., Vídal. passim: whence kvittera, to give a receipt (kvittering).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)