Þviti

Old Norse Dictionary - þviti

Meaning of Old Norse word "þviti" in English.

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

þviti: a, m. [akin to þveita], a stone, prop. a sling-stone (?); tóku mikinn stein, sá heitir þviti, ok höfðu þann stein fytir festar-hælinn, Edda 20; en þviti heitir hæll er stendr í hválinum, Edda ii. 515; hramm-þ., the ‘hand-stone,’ i. e. a gem or a bracelet, Höfuðl.: the word is still known as poët., e. g. liggðu þvita hulinn hér, honum einginn bifi! a mod. Icel. epitaph on a dog buried beneath a stone.

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

Abbreviations used:

e. g.: exempli gratia.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

poët.: poetically.

prop.: proper, properly.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Höfuðl.: Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)

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