Erfi-kvæði

Old Norse Dictionary - erfi-kvæði

Meaning of Old Norse word "erfi-kvæði" in English.

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

erfi-kvæði
n. a funeral poem, = erfidrápa. Eg. 605.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
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