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Tví-tugr

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1 tví-tugr

tví-togr, adj. aged twenty, Grág. i. 307, 465, ii. 108, Fms. ii. 7, vi. 90, Jb. 143, passim: measuring twenty (fathoms, ells), Grág. i. 497, ii. 337, Fms. iii. 194, passim; átta vetr um tvítugt, i. e. twenty-eight years old, Stj. 26.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

tví-tugr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
i. e.
id est.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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