Þvagla

Old Norse Dictionary - þvagla

Meaning of Old Norse word "þvagla" in English.

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

þvagla
að, to sound like washing water when stirred, to gurgle; áðr þeir kæmi í búrit skalf hann af kulda svá at þvaglaði (svaglaði, v. l.) í kerinu, Sturl. iii. 192.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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