UrsprungFrom Old Swedish kvæþe, from Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.
- neuterlay, poem, song (used mostly in reference to Old Norse poetry)
“Hon citerade ofta ur Kvädet om Hymer.” — She often quoted from The Lay of Hymir.
“Stundom har [Snorre] återgivit kvädenas innehåll nästan ordagrant.” — At times, Snorri has recounted the content of the poems almost word for word.
“Några eddadikter – framför allt Harbardskvädet och Lokes smädelser – innehåller grovheter.” — Some Eddic poems – especially The Lay of Harbard and Loki's Taunts – contain coarse language.
Formerkväde(indefinite, nominative, singular) · kvädes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · kvädet(definite, nominative, singular) · kvädets(definite, genitive, singular) · kväden(indefinite, nominative, plural) · kvädens(genitive, indefinite, plural) · kvädena(definite, nominative, plural) · kvädenas(definite, genitive, plural) · qväde(alternative, archaic)