Hviða

Old Norse Dictionary - hviða

Meaning of Old Norse word "hviða" in English.

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

hviða
u, f. [A. S. hwiða], a squall of wind, Ld. 326, freq.: medic. a fit; hósta-h., a fit of coughing.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
medic.
medicine, medically.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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