Svelti-kví

Old Norse Dictionary - svelti-kví

Meaning of Old Norse word "svelti-kví" in English.

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

svelti-kví
f. a pen in which one is put to starve, Grág. ii. 328, 330; reka fé ór sveltikvíum, K. Þ. K. 90.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
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