Hví-líkr

Old Norse Dictionary - hví-líkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hví-líkr" in English.

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

hví-líkr Old Norse word can mean:

hví-líkr: adj. interrog. [Ulf. hweileiks; A. S. hwylc; Engl. which; Early Engl. and Scot. while, whilk]:—what like? (as still used in North. E. for of what kind?), Lat. qualis, FmS. ii. 220, v. 302, Nj. 269, passim in old and mod. usage.

hví-líkr: II. relative, Stj. 85.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

mod.: modern.

North. E.: Northern English.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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