Kveykja

Old Norse Dictionary - kveykja

Meaning of Old Norse word "kveykja" in English.

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

kveykja Old Norse word can mean:

kveykja: or kveikja, u, f. kindling, Stj. 192; öfundar k., Bs. ii. 21: in the west of Icel. a slight swelling of the rivers from rain or a thaw is called kveykja, a freshet,—það er komin k. í árnar. cp. kvikva (II).

kveykja: II. plur. kveykur (and kvikur, Bs. i. 197), yeast, ferment of ale; queyquor voru lagðar undir mungáts efni, Bs. i. 339; einhverr maðr vildi mungát göra, ok horfðisk á úvænliga, kvikurnar (kveikarnar, v. l.) vildu ekki duga, 197.

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

Similar entries:

Kveykja (II)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

plur.: plural.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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