Eld-kveykja

Old Norse Dictionary - eld-kveykja

Meaning of Old Norse word "eld-kveykja" in English.

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

eld-kveykja
u, f. kindling fire, Nj. 194: metaph., 625. 74, Mork. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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