Tví-kostr

Old Norse Dictionary - tví-kostr

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

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

tví-kostr
m. a choice between two, an alternative, Fas. ii. 68; hafa ekki ef eða tvíkost á e-u, Barl. 173; bjóða e-m tvíkosti, Mag.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
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