Skrið-kvikendi

Old Norse Dictionary - skrið-kvikendi

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrið-kvikendi" in English.

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

skrið-kvikendi
n., collect. creeping things, reptiles, worms, etc. (Dan. kryb), Stj. 19, 317, Fb. ii. 78; foglar, ferfætingar ok s. jarðar, Post. 656 C. 8.

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

Abbreviations used:

collect.
collective.
Dan.
Danish.
etc.
et cetera.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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