Kvaða

Old Norse Dictionary - kvaða

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvaða" in English.

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

kvaða Old Norse word can mean:

kvaða
u, f. [kveða, kveðja], a request, claim, demand, esp. as a law term, Gþl. 481.
kvaða
COMPDS: kvöðudómr, kvöðuváttr, kvöðuvitni.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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