Tvistr

Old Norse Dictionary - tvistr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tvistr" in English.

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

tvistr Old Norse word can mean:

tvistr
1. m. the two or ‘deuce’ in cards.
tvistr
2. adj. [Swed. tjust; Dan. tyst = silent], dismal, sad, distressed, whence in deep silence, noiseless; varð þegar hljótt allt fólk ok tvist (Dan. lyt og tyst), Fms. vi. 374: allt kyrt ok tvist, ix. 510, v. l.; tvist ok daprt, Fas. ii. 392; mist hefik fljóðs ins tvista, Korm.; tvist hjarta, tvistar sorgir, Lex. Poët.; ú-tvistr, gleeful.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
adj.
adjective.
Dan.
Danish.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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