Kvöl

Old Norse Dictionary - kvöl

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvöl" (or kvǫl) in English.

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

kvöl Old Norse word can mean:

kvöl (kvǫl): f., gen. kvalar, pl. kvalar, mod. kvalir, [kvelja; Dan. qual]:—torment, torture, Am. 61, 98, Fms. viii. 53, Stj. 157, Sks. 155: eccl. the Passion, Pass., Vídal. passim: in plur. esp. the torments of hell, helvítis kvalar, Fb. ii. 391, Nj. 273; í Helvíti ok kvölunum, Luke xvi. 23; já, sagði Sturla, svá má vera, þvíat allar kvalar munu honum sparðar til annars heims, Sturl. i. 89.

kvöl (kvǫl): COMPDS: kvalastaðr, kvalastund.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kvöl may be more accurately written as kvǫl.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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