Elds-uppkváma

Old Norse Dictionary - elds-uppkváma

Meaning of Old Norse word "elds-uppkváma" in English.

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

elds-uppkváma
u, f. the eruption of a volcano, Landn. 269, Bs. i. 148, 498.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛏᛋ-ᚢᛒᛒᚴᚢᛅᛘᛅ
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:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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