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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