Um-kvæði

Old Norse Dictionary - um-kvæði

Meaning of Old Norse word "um-kvæði" in English.

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

um-kvæði
n. [Dan. om-kvæde = burden of a song], a term, expression, wording; þau orð ok u., sem hann má frekust hafa, Ísl. ii. 149.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

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