Tví-skelfðr

Old Norse Dictionary - tví-skelfðr

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

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

tví-skelfðr: part. the name of a metre, each verse-line beginning with two long syllables, Edda 129; for a specimen see the Rekstefja, which is composed in this metre, whence it is also called ‘Drápan tvískelfda.’

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

Abbreviations used:

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary