Kveisa

Old Norse Dictionary - kveisa

Meaning of Old Norse word "kveisa" in English.

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

kveisa: u, f. a whitlow, boil; hafa kveisu í fæti, Hrafn. 14; kveisa er komin í hönd þér, Pr. 470; kveisu-nagli, the core of a boil, Hrafn. 14, 15, Nj. 244; kveisu-sullr, a boil, Bs. ii. 168: in mod. usage, of shooting pains, iðra-k., colic: as also, flug-k., shooting pains. kveisu-flug, n. a shooting pain, Mkv. kveisu-gras, n., botan. entiana.

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

Abbreviations used:

botan.: botanically.

f.: feminine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Mkv.: Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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