Upp-kvöð

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-kvöð

Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-kvöð" (or upp-kvǫð) in English.

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

upp-kvöð (upp-kvǫð)
f. a calling up, summons. Orkn. 242.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, upp-kvöð may be more accurately written as upp-kvǫð.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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