Þver-á

Old Norse Dictionary - þver-á

Meaning of Old Norse word "þver-á" in English.

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

þver-á
f. a ‘thwart-water,’ side-river, tributary river, N. G. l. i. 153: freq. as Icel. local name,

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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