Kvig

Old Danish Dictionary - kvig

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

The Old Danish word Kvig can mean:

  • no. kvæg; pabulator, som fodrer qwig. Vocab. 1514; (1516). Fyuske Aktstk, 150: fææ oe qwig (1526). D. Mag. 4R. IL. 7; der gior kand skade paa folck, fæ, quig oe, so korn. Pallad. i D. Mag. HI 96; Pallad., Visitatsh. 137.28; armus bov paa kvig og fæ, H. Smith, Lib. voc. lat. 40: ingen man føre mere qvig paa feleden. Bendtz. Runninge og Rolfsted Sogne. 109; qvigit. sst. — de brogede queg. 1. Msb. 31.10 (1607, 1647). — pecus, quæg. Col- ding, Etymol.890. Smlgn.Schlyter: qviki (og qvik i smstu.) samt smib- sokvig udf.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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