Sam-kváma
Old Norse Dictionary - sam-kváma
Meaning of Old Norse word "sam-kváma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sam-kváma can mean:sam-kváma
- sam-kváma
- u, f. (mod. sam-koma), a meeting, assembly, Grág. i. 165, 456, K. Þ. K. 142, Fms. ii. 225 (of the poor), x. 393 (of a wedding), Sks. 785: a collision, Skálda 173.
- sam-kváma
- COMPDS: samkvámulag, samkvámumaðr, samkvámumál.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛘ-ᚴᚢᛅᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- mod.
- modern.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)