Kváma

Old Norse Dictionary - kváma

Meaning of Old Norse word "kváma" in English.

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

kváma: u, f., mod. koma, a coming, arrival; Flosi varð feginn kvámu hans, Nj. 254, Fms. vii. 108, n. G. L. i. 410, Landn. 306, passim; at-kváma, arrival; heim-k., coming home, kvámu-maðr, m. a comer, stranger, Fms. ii. 229, Fbr. 168, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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