Þver-sigling

Old Norse Dictionary - þver-sigling

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

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

þver-sigling
f. cross-sailing, tacking.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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