Kvis

Old Norse Dictionary - kvis

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvis" in English.

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

kvis
m. [kviðr; cp. Goth. qis], a rumour, tattle; nú sem konungr heyrði kvis þeirra, Stj. 518, v. l., freq. in mod. usage, as in 2 Cor. xii. 20 = Gr. ψιθυρισμοί.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Goth.
Gothic.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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