Kverk

Old Norse Dictionary - kverk

Meaning of Old Norse word "kverk" in English.

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

kverk Old Norse word can mean:

kverk
f., pl. kverkr, mod. kverkar:
kverk
I. in sing. the angle below the chin; hann tók undir kverkina ok kyssti hana, Nj. 2; ok var allt þrútið undir kverkinni, BS. i. 382; Þjóstólfr laust undir kverkina, FmS. vii. 211: metaph. the inner bight or angle, of an axe, undir kverk öxinni, Nj. 84; féll hverr boðinn í kverk öðrum, FmS. xi. 13; bita-k., sperru-k., the angle under a cross-beam.
kverk
II. in plur. the throat; konungr for höndum um kverkr sveininum, Ó. H. 196; ör stóð um þverar kverkrnar, Eb. 244; tekr hann þá um kverkr henni, FmS. iii. 224; höku, kinnr eða kverkr, Edda 109; þá er hann leggr hana um kverkr sér, MS. 625. 183; hann laust fremri hyrnu undir kverkr þeim, FmS. vii. 191; nístir tunguna við kverkrnar, Al. 77, Grett. 101 new Ed.; kverknar fúnuðu, BS. i. 189; þat er minnr í nef kveðit en meirr í kverkr, Skálda 166; tók verk allan ór kverkunum, Ó. H. 197.
kverk
COMPDS: kverkabólga, kverkamein, kverkasótt, kverkasullr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
sing.
singular.
plur.
plural.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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