kviðr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *kwidiz, related to kveða. Note the jump from i-stem to u-stem.

Noun

kviðr m (genitive kviðar, plural kviðir)

  1. verdict
  2. inquest, jury
  3. saying, word
Declension
Declension of kviðr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kviðr kviðrinn kviðir kviðirnir
accusative kvið kviðinn kviðu kviðuna
dative kviði kviðinum kviðum kviðunum
genitive kviðar kviðarins kviða kviðanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

    From Proto-Germanic *kweþuz.

    Noun

    kviðr m (genitive kviðar, plural kviðir)

    2. belly, stomach
    3. womb
    Declension
    Declension of kviðr (strong u-stem)
    masculine singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative kviðr kviðrinn kviðir kviðirnir
    accusative kvið kviðinn kviðu kviðuna
    dative kviði kviðinum kviðum kviðunum
    genitive kviðar kviðarins kviða kviðanna
    Derived terms
    • kviðargirnd f (“gluttony”)
    • kviðsullr m (“boil on the stomach”)
    • kviðsótt f (“colic”)
    • kviðugr (“pregnant”)
    • kviðverkr m (“belly ache”)
    • kviðþroti m (“swelling of the stomach”)
    Descendants
    • Icelandic: kviður
    • Faroese: kviður, kvið
    • Old Swedish: qviþer
    • Old Danish: kwith
    See also

    Further reading

    • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “kviðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 254; also available at the Internet Archive
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