Mis-kviðr

Old Norse Dictionary - mis-kviðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mis-kviðr" in English.

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

mis-kviðr
m. [Ulf. missa-qiss = σχίσμα], a slip in the pleading before a court; ek tek miskviðu alla or málinu hvárt sem mér verðr mismælt eðr ofmælt, Nj. 232; hann sótti málit miskviða-laust, Hrafn. 18.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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