Þvætta

Old Norse Dictionary - þvætta

Meaning of Old Norse word "þvætta" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

þvætta Old Norse word can mean:

þvætta
t, [Dan. tvætte; an iterative from þvá], to wash; skírðr ok þvættr, Barl. 159. v. l.: in mod. usage mostly vulgar.
þvætta
2. metaph. to talk wash, gabble; hvað ertu að þvætta.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛅᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
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