Yrða

kveyfa

sagnorð
d, this—not kneyfa or qneyfa as in the Editions—is the true form of the word, which has become obsolete in , but remains in ; [ quaff = to drink in large draughts till one loses breath]:—to quaff; Egill kveyfði af horninu í einum drykk, 557; Egill drakk um hríð, ok kveyfði hvert horn er at honum kom, 559, Trist. 10; kveyfa ker, 68; hlífðit Kristr þá er kólgu hrafn kveyfði með stöfnum, Christ helped not when the sea raven (his ship) quaffed water from stem to stern, was swamped, i. 16 (in a verse).
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
  • Engl.English.
  • Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)
  • Mag.Magus saga. (G. II.)
  • Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)