kvikva
nafnorð, kvenkyn
Merkingar
u, f., mod. kvika, [Engl. quick; Swed. quicka], the quick, the flesh under the nails, and in animals under the hoofs; á hendi heitir … kvikva, Edda 110, freq. in mod. usage; skera nögl upp í kviku, to cut the nail to the quick; járna hest upp í kviku, to shoe a horse to the quick.
- II.
fermentation, swelling, of a fluid: also yeast, see kveykja and kvika. kviku-dropi, a, m. drops of k., Edda 4.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- mod.
- modern.
- Engl.
- English.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
Tilvitnuð rit
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)