Þverra

Old Norse Dictionary - þverra

Meaning of Old Norse word "þverra" in English.

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

þverra Old Norse word can mean:

þverra: ð, a causal to the preceding, to make to decrease; þverðu þeir þrótt sinn at þriðjungi, Hðm. 16; hann mátti ekki at vinna at þverra ágæti krapta hans, Greg. 79; þverrir þat nökkuð verðleik hans í Guðs augliti, Bs. i. 169; Sighvatr vildi eigi þverra kost sinn norðr þar, Sturl. ii. 65, Lex. Poët.

þverra: II. part. þverrandi, a diminisber,

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

Similar entries:

Þverra (II)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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