Þvara

Old Norse Dictionary - þvara

Meaning of Old Norse word "þvara" in English.

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

þvara: u, f. a stick with a scraper at the end used to stir up a cauldron; Arnbjörn hélt á þvörunni ok laust með henni til Þorleifs ok kom á hálsinn, en með því at grautrinn var heitr brann Þorleifr á hálsinum, Eb. 198; varat af vöru sleikti um þvöru, Fs. 159 (183), proverbial of burning oneself by licking the scalding hot þvara, cp. Engl. ‘to burn one’s fingers.’

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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