hvatr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwataz.

Adjective

hvatr

  1. active, brisk, vigorous
    Antonym: blauðr
  2. sharp
  3. manly

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvatur
  • Faroese: hvat- (as a prefix in hvatligur, hvatmæltur, hvattalandi)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvat
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvat

References

  • hvatr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press