Kvæmt

Old Norse Dictionary - kvæmt

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvæmt" in English.

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

kvæmt
n. adj. [koma; Scot. queem; Germ. be-quem], coming: in the phrase, eiga kvæmt, to have free passage to come; er engum yðrum mönnum kvaemt í Noreg (i. e. being outlawed), Hkr. ii. 87, Ísl. ii. 432; aptr-kvæmt, út-kvæmt, as also hald-kvaemr (q. v.), hug-kvæmr (q. v.)

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Germ.
German.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
Scot.
Scottish.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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