Kvarði

Old Norse Dictionary - kvarði

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvarði" in English.

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

kvarði: a, m. [the Dan.-Swed. kaarde = a dirk is prob. the same word; Swed. quard = selvage]:—a yard-wand, Grág. i. 497, freq. in mod. usage: the phrase, setr nú at honum kvarða, Skíða R.; mæli-kvarði, a measure, proportion, of a map; cp. also á-kvarðá, to measure, fix, determine.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

R.: Rimur.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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