Þver-úð

Old Norse Dictionary - þver-úð

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

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

þver-úð Old Norse word can mean:

þver-úð: f. (qs. þver-hygð), discord; tekr at görask nokkur þ. meðal N.M., Bs. i. 449; kom til þverúðar með þeim, Grett. 49 new Ed.; fór þá allt í þverúð með þeim, Kb. 114; at yrði ór höggnir allir þverúðar þreskeldir af beggja hendi, Bs. i. 736.

þver-úð: 2. disobedience; sýna e-m þrjózku ok þverúð, Fas. ii. 151.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

qs.: quasi.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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