Tvist

Old Norse Dictionary - tvist

Meaning of Old Norse word "tvist" in English.

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

tvist
n. [Dan. tvist = discord]; in the phrase, á tvist og bast, scattered to the four winds.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.

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