Tví-skiptingr

Old Norse Dictionary - tví-skiptingr

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

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

tví-skiptingr
m. a changeling, idiot (= skiptingr, q. v.): a nickname, Fms. x. 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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