Þveita

Old Norse Dictionary - þveita

Meaning of Old Norse word "þveita" in English.

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

þveita
u, f. a kind of small axe, a hatchet, chopper, Edda (Gl.); beit hjálma-stoð þveita, Heiðarv. S. (in a verse).

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Heiðarv. S.
Heiðarvíga Saga. (D. II.)
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