Kveif

Old Norse Dictionary - kveif

Meaning of Old Norse word "kveif" in English.

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

kveif: f. [from Fr. coif], a coif, cap; hött eðr k., Sks. 434; hött né húfu eða k., 291: esp. a mitre, Fms. viii. 378, Bs. ii. 186: in mod. usage, metaph. a feeble person, hann er mesta kveif: as also kveifara-skapr, m. feebleness; kveifar-legr, adj. (-lega, adv.), weak, faint.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

adv.: adverb.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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