Kvátra

Old Norse Dictionary - kvátra

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvátra" in English.

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

kvátra: u, f., mod. kotra, [Fr. quatre], a kind of backgammon, still used in Icel. and recorded in the 13th century as a favourite game, Sturl. i. 173, ii. 184, Bs. i. 596. kvátru-tafl, n. id., Karl. 470, 486.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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