Kviðlingr

Old Norse Dictionary - kviðlingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kviðlingr" in English.

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

kviðlingr
m. . mod. kveðlingr, a ditty, esp. of a satire or lampoon, Íb. 11, Nj. 50, Eg. 124, Sturl. i. 13, Fms. vi. 193, Grett. 32 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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