Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þvara

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 þvara

u, f. a stick with a scraper at the end used to stir up a cauldron; Arnbjörn hélt á þvörunni ok laust með henni til Þorleifs ok kom á hálsinn, en með því at grautrinn var heitr brann Þorleifr á hálsinum, Eb. 198; varat af vöru sleikti um þvöru, Fs. 159 (183), proverbial of burning oneself by licking the scalding hot þvara, cp. Engl. ‘to burn one’s fingers.’

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Runic Inscription

þvara

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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