Þverast

Old Norse Dictionary - þverast

Meaning of Old Norse word "þverast" in English.

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

þverast
að, dep. to move athwart, aside; þveraðisk Steinarr fram á bakkann, Eg. 748; hann þveraðisk við ok gékk ekki nær þeim, Fms. viii. 358.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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