Tví-vegis

Old Norse Dictionary - tví-vegis

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

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

tví-vegis
adv. ‘two-ways’ to and fro; fara t., to go back again, Ísl. ii. 327, Fms. iii. 83, vi. 119, Grág. i. 213, 436: hence in mod. usage gener. twice.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
gener.
generally.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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