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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