Kvelling

Old Norse Dictionary - kvelling

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvelling" in English.

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

kvelling
f. [perhaps akin to keli-, q. v., cp. also kvilli], ailment, ailing, Post. 210, Grett. (in a verse). kvellinga-samr, adj. ailing, valetudinarian, Eg. 126, Sturl. ii. 53.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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