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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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ast); skera e-n kvikvan, to dissect alive; (2) lively, glad (svá verðr herrinn k. við þenna kvitt, at).
kvik-setja (see setka), v. to bury alive (hann lét kviksetja sik);
-silfr, n. quicksilver, mercury.
kviku-dropi, m. drop of a fluid.
kvikva, f. = kvika.
kvikva-vöðvi, m. the calf of the leg.
kvikvendi, n. a living creature; in pl. animals, beasts, as opp. to men (menninir ok kykvendin).
kvinna, f. woman, = kona.
kvis, n. rumour, tattle.
kvisa (að), v. to gossip, whisper.
kvista (að), v. (1) to lop off cut the branches of (k. lim, tré); þeir kvistuðu þar bál mikit, they cut wood for a large fire; (2) to cut down (k. menn niðr sem hráviði).
kvistr (-ar; pl. -ir, acc. -u), m. twig, branch; stroke in a letter.
kvist-skœðr, a. branch-scathing.
kvitta (að), v. to rumour, report.
kvittr (pl. -ir, acc. -u), m. loose rumour, report (sögðu af því slíkan kvitt, sem þeir höfðu heyrt); ljósta upp kvitt, to spread reports.
kvittr, a. quit, acquitted (k. um e-t).
kvittsamr, a. ready to believe (or repeat) idle rumours.
kví (pl. -ar), f. (1) fold, pen (reka fé í kvíar); (2) a lane of men gradually narrowing (also in pl.).
kvía (að), v. to pen, hem in, enclose.
kvía-dyrr, f. pl. gate of a fold;
-garðr, m. pen-wall.
kviða (-dda, -tt), v. to feel apprehension for (k. e-u or við e-u).
kvíða, f. apprehension, anxiety.
kvíð-bjóðr, m. dismal foreboding.
kvíði, m. = kvíða (hvárki er þat æðra né kvíði).
kvíðinn, a. anxious, timid, concerned (cf. 'kátr ok ókviðinn ').
kviðu-staðr
, m. cause of fear.
kvíga (gen. pl. kvígna), f. young cow, heifer; kvígendi, n. =kvíga; kvígr, m. young bullock.
kvísl (pl. -ir), f. (1) branch (of a tree); (2) fork; (3) fork of a river; (4) pedigree of a family.
kvísla (að), v. to branch out; refl., kvíslast = kvísla (of a tree, lineage, river, etc.).
kvísla-tré, n. forked tree.
kvíslóttr, a. branched, branchy.
kvora (að), v. = kvára.
kvæða-fróðr, a. knowing many songs or poems by heart.
kvæði, n. poem, song (yrkja k.).
kvæðis-laun, n. pl. reward for a poem;
-mynd, f. form of a poem.
kvæfa (-ða, -ðr), v. = kœfa.
kvækla (að), v. = kvaka.
kvæmt, a. n. free (for one) to come (er engum yðrum manni k. í Noreg).
kvæn, f. = kván.
kvæna (-da, -dr), v. to make one marry; refl., kvænast, to take a wife.
kvændr, kvæntr, pp. married (of a man) , = kvángaðr.
kvæning, f. taking a wife, marriage.
kvöð (gen. kvaðar, pl. kvaðar), f. (1) claim; (2) summoning of neighbours (= búakvöð); (3) the body of neighbours.
kvöl (gen. kvalar, pl. kvalar), f. torment, torture.
kykr, a. = kvikr.
kykvendi, n. = kvikvendi.
kylfa (-da), v. to aim; k. til orðanna, to hesitate for words.
kylfa, f. club (k. eða klumba).
kylfu-högg, n. blow with a club.
kyllir, m. the scrotum.
kylr, m. gust of cold air.
kyn (gen. pl. kynja), n. (1) kin, kindred (þar átti hann k. hálft); danskr at kyni, Danish by extraction; telja k. sitt til e-s, to claim kindred with; (2) kind, sort, species; ískyldasta kyni, of the most befitting kind; alls kyns, of every kind; hvers kyns, of any kind; margs kyns, of many kinds; þess kyns, of that kind; (3) gender (karl-, kvenn-kyn).
kyn (gen. pl. kynja), n. wonder marvel, portent (þá urðu mörg k. bæði í draumum ok sýnum).
kyn-birtr, a., poet. very bright.
kynda (-nda, -ndr), v. to kindle, light (k. eld, funa, loga, bál, vita).
kyndari, m. kindler.
kyndill (pl. kyndlar), m. candle, torch (k. ok kerti).



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