Tví-tugr

Old Norse Dictionary - tví-tugr

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

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

tví-tugr
tví-togr, adj. aged twenty, Grág. i. 307, 465, ii. 108, Fms. ii. 7, vi. 90, Jb. 143, passim: measuring twenty (fathoms, ells), Grág. i. 497, ii. 337, Fms. iii. 194, passim; átta vetr um tvítugt, i. e. twenty-eight years old, Stj. 26.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
i. e.
id est.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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