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þvætta

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2 definitions

1 þvætta

t, [Dan. tvætte; an iterative from þvá], to wash; skírðr ok þvættr, Barl. 159. v. l.: in mod. usage mostly vulgar.

2 þvætta

2. metaph. to talk wash, gabble; hvað ertu að þvætta.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

þvætta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "þvætta" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

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