Þvál

Old Norse Dictionary - þvál

Meaning of Old Norse word "þvál" in English.

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

þvál
n. [þvæla; Swed. tvål; A. S. þweal], a kind of soap for washing, Edda ii. 514, 634.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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