Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þver-gyrðingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 þver-gyrðingr

m. a cross-girding put round a ship to strengthen her, Fas. iii. 257: in the metaph. phrase, það er komið í þvergyrðing með þeim, of sullen hostility.

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Runic Inscription

þver-gyrðingr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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