Tví-býli

Old Norse Dictionary - tví-býli

Meaning of Old Norse word "tví-býli" in English.

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

tví-býli
n. a double household, on one farm (opp. to einbýli), Eb. 38, Vm. 83, Lv. 71.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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