Kveld-riða

Old Norse Dictionary - kveld-riða

Meaning of Old Norse word "kveld-riða" in English.

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

kveld-riða: u, f. an ‘evening-rider,’ night-hag, witch, riding on wolves in the twilight, Hkv. Hjörv. 15, Hallfred, Lex. Poët.; Þorbjörn stefndi Geirríði um þat at hón væri k., Eb. 46; hón var fjölkunnig, ok hin mesta k., Fas. iii. 650; kveldriðu stóð, the ‘ogress-steed’ = the wolves, Hallfr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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