Tvistr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tvistr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tvistr

1. m. the two or ‘deuce’ in cards.

2 tvistr

2. adj. [Swed. tjust; Dan. tyst = silent], dismal, sad, distressed, whence in deep silence, noiseless; varð þegar hljótt allt fólk ok tvist (Dan. lyt og tyst), Fms. vi. 374: allt kyrt ok tvist, ix. 510, v. l.; tvist ok daprt, Fas. ii. 392; mist hefik fljóðs ins tvista, Korm.; tvist hjarta, tvistar sorgir, Lex. Poët.; ú-tvistr, gleeful.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᛁᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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