Kykva-vöðvi

Meaning of Old Norse word "kykva-vöðvi" (or kykva-vǫðvi)

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

kykva-vöðvi (kykva-vǫðvi)

a, m. the quick; see kvikr.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kykva-vöðvi may be more accurately written as kykva-vǫðvi.

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