Þver-kyrfa

Old Norse Dictionary - þver-kyrfa

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

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

þver-kyrfa
ð, to carve, cut clean across; búar eigu húsum at skipta at jamnaði, þeir eigu at þ. hús, skolot þeir at endlöngu deila hús, Grág. ii. 257 (Jb. 194).

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

Abbreviations used:

þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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