Kvittr

Old Norse Dictionary - kvittr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvittr" in English.

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

kvittr
adj. quit, acquitted, receipted; er hann skyldr kirkjunni sjötján aura en kvittr um allt annatt, Vm. 4; göra e-n kvittan ok liðugan, Dipl. iii. 1; handleggja kvitt ok liðugt, v. 1; gefa e-t kvitt, Fms. v. 291: the phrase, skilja kvittr við kvittan, to put clear from one another; um allt því eg kvittr er, Pass., Vídal. passim: whence kvittera, to give a receipt (kvittering).

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

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Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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