Kvef

Old Norse Dictionary - kvef

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvef" in English.

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

kvef
n. [akin to kvefja, kefja, etc.; Engl. cough; Germ. keichen; Swed. quaf]:—a catarrh, freq. kvef-sótt, f. epidemic of kvef.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.

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