Tví-skelfðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tví-skelfðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tví-skelfðr

part. the name of a metre, each verse-line beginning with two long syllables, Edda 129; for a specimen see the Rekstefja, which is composed in this metre, whence it is also called ‘Drápan tvískelfda.’

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᛁ-ᛋᚴᛁᛚᚠᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
part
participle.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)

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