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

Similar entries:

Kvittr (II)

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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