Skvetta

Old Norse Dictionary - skvetta

Meaning of Old Norse word "skvetta" in English.

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

skvetta: t, to squirt out, throw out, prop. of the sound of water quickly thrown out of a jug; skvetta úr fötunni, freq. in mod. usage; tók hún vatn úr læknum, ok skvetti framan í það, Kveldv. ii. 176; hann (the brook) skvetti á mig, Jónas 322.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

prop.: proper, properly.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Jónas: Jónas Hallgrímsson.

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