Old Norse

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Etymology

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From kvern (quern) +‎ auga (eye).

Noun

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kvernarauga n

  1. the eye or hole of a millstone

Declension

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References

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