Upp-kvöð
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-kvöð
Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-kvöð" (or upp-kvǫð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- upp-kvöð (upp-kvǫð)
- f. a calling up, summons. Orkn. 242.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, upp-kvöð may be more accurately written as upp-kvǫð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᚴᚢᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)