Tvisvar

Old Norse Dictionary - tvisvar

Meaning of Old Norse word "tvisvar" in English.

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

tvisvar
(also tysvar), adv. twice, Sks. 677, Fms. ix. 265, passim; in tvisvar verðr gamall maðrinn barn. tvisvar-sinnum = tvisvar, Hom. 118; týsvar-sinnum, Nj.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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