Tví-henda

Old Norse Dictionary - tví-henda

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

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

tví-henda
d, to hurl or wield with two hands, Edda 122, Korm. 136, Fms. x. 383, Grett. 45, 178 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
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