Kvaka

Old Norse Dictionary - kvaka

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvaka" in English.

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

kvaka: að, [Engl. quack], to twitter, of a swallow, Eg. 420; fuglinn kvakadi, Hkv. Hjörv. 94; örn einu settisk hjá álptinni ok kvakaði við hana blíðliga, Ísl. ii. 195; bí bí og blaka! álptirnar kvaka, a ditty: metaph., Rb. 174.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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