Tvíl

Old Norse Dictionary - tvíl

Meaning of Old Norse word "tvíl" in English.

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

tvíl
n. [Ulf. tweifls; Germ. zweifel; Dan. tvil], doubt. tvíl-laust, n. adj. without doubt, forsooth. tvíla, að, to doubt, (mod.); as also tvílugr, adj., in ó-tvílugr, quite safe; hann er ó-tvílugr, það er ó-tvílugt; but none of these words are found in old writers.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

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