Kværtav

Old Danish Dictionary - kværtav

Meaning of Old Danish word "Kværtav", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Kværtav can mean:

  • no. tavshed, stilhed; silentium, qwer taw. Vocab. 1514, Smlgn. isl. (endr) baga. — Kværtav(s), to. = kvartagen: wer qwertav for herrin oc ladt hunwm mett teg betemme, Ps. 36.7- »(Fr.Wormordsen: Chr. Pedersen: tig stille); Paulus will, att. winner schule icke tale i kircker, men wære qwertawse. Roterod, En kort und- ervism. g4". — huer effter anden skulde gaa frem quertags oc scriffte vdi, huilcken dennem lystede. Vedel, Saxo. 364.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚠᛅᚱᛏᛆᚠ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

isl.
islandsk.
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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