Definitions
Definitions
1 tvíl
n. [Ulf. tweifls; Germ. zweifel; Dan. tvil], doubt. tvíl-laust, n. adj. without doubt, forsooth. tvíla, að, to doubt, (mod.); as also tvílugr, adj., in ó-tvílugr, quite safe; hann er ó-tvílugr, það er ó-tvílugt; but none of these words are found in old writers.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
tvíl
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "tvíl" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).