Töl-víss

Old Norse Dictionary - töl-víss

Meaning of Old Norse word "töl-víss" (or tǫl-víss) in English.

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

töl-víss (tǫl-víss): adj. skilled in arithmetic, Clem. 33; as a nickname, Bjarni inn tölvísi, of a learned Icel. of the 12th century, Rb.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, töl-víss may be more accurately written as tǫl-víss.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarni: Bjarni Thorarinson.

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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