Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þver-kyrfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 þver-kyrfa

ð, to carve, cut clean across; búar eigu húsum at skipta at jamnaði, þeir eigu at þ. hús, skolot þeir at endlöngu deila hús, Grág. ii. 257 (Jb. 194).

Similar Words

þá
þá-fjall
þá-gi
þá-leiðis
þá-mikill

Runic Inscription

þver-kyrfa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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