Þveitr

Old Norse Dictionary - þveitr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þveitr" in English.

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

þveitr
m. = þviti, a sling-stone; þú rakt þeim íllan þveit (cp. ljósta e-n íllum steini), Fms. xi. 188 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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