Kvísl

Old Norse Dictionary - kvísl

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvísl" in English.

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

kvísl Old Norse word can mean:

kvísl: f. a branch, esp. of a tree, a fork, Fms. i. 75 (a dung fork); hey-k., a hay fork: of a stag’s horns, Str. 3; kvísla-tré, a forked tree, a fork, Rd. 296: of the letter y, Skálda 161.

kvísl: II. metaph. the fork of a river; hann hélt upp eptir inni Eystri kvísl, Fms. vii. 55, 188, Stj. 108, Symb. 12; nú eru kvíslir fleiri, ok skal eigi banna fiski för í einni kvísl, Grág. ii. 351; mið-k., the middle stream, Nj. 236; Elfar-kvíslir, a local name, the mouth of the Gota River, Fms.; Vana-k., Hkr. (begin.):—the stem or pedigree of a family, skal í þá kvísl óðal hverfa, Gþl. 282; milli fjarborinna kvísla, Sks. 330; kyn-kvísl, ætt-kvísl, nið-kvísl, lineage.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

begin.: beginning.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

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