Kvelda

Old Norse Dictionary - kvelda

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvelda" in English.

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

kvelda: að, mod. kvölda, to draw towards evening; er kveldaði, FmS. iii. 114, vi. 156, Hkr. i. 24, FS. 14; nú tekr at k., Al. 81; þá var svá kveldat, at …, FmS. xi. 63; vert þú hjá oss, þvíat kvölda tekr og á daginn líðr, Luke xxiv. 29: absol., áðr en þessi dagr kveldi, MS. 4. 32.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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