Kviste

Old Danish Dictionary - kviste

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

The Old Danish word Kviste can mean:

  • go. 1)piske; the kwystædæ thæm saa lengæ; ther om, inthiil the styrthe. Rimkr, m2"; som it barn rober til sine for- eldre, naar det haffuer risit offner hoffuid, oc de ville quiste paa. Pallad., Visitatsb. 109.s1; tørre skulde do vride vand aff staal, førre du skuldeste mig til det maal, Vedel, Hund- rede Viser. I. nr. 15 (— P. Syv. I. 495);

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

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).

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