Kvernar-auga

Old Norse Dictionary - kvernar-auga

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvernar-auga" in English.

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

kvernar-auga
n. a ‘mill-eye,’ mill-hole, Edda, cp. also the prose to Hkv. 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
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