Þvest

Old Norse Dictionary - þvest

Meaning of Old Norse word "þvest" in English.

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

þvest
or þvesti, n. [no doubt akin to Ulf. ga-þwastian = to make fast, þwastiþa = το ἀσφαλές]:—prop. the fast or firm parts, the lean of the flesh, as opp. to the fat, the lean of a whale’s flesh, the flesh underneath the blubber of a whale, opp. to ‘rengi’ and ‘spik;’ at af teknu þvesti ok beinum, Vm. 107; þvest-slytti, blubber, Grett. (in a verse); the word is freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.
prop.
proper, properly.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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