Kvikva

Old Norse Dictionary - kvikva

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvikva" in English.

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

kvikva Old Norse word can mean:

kvikva: u, f., mod. kvika, [Engl. quick; Swed. quicka], the quick, the flesh under the nails, and in animals under the hoofs; á hendi heitir … kvikva, Edda 110, freq. in mod. usage; skera nögl upp í kviku, to cut the nail to the quick; járna hest upp í kviku, to shoe a horse to the quick.

kvikva: II. fermentation, swelling, of a fluid: also yeast, see kveykja and kvika. kviku-dropi, a, m. drops of k., Edda 4.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

Swed.: Swedish.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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