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þver-fjörðr

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1 þver-fjörðr þver-fjǫrðr

m. a cross-fiord, a side-fiord, branching out of a large central bay, Landn. 131 (of the northern side of Broadfirth in Icel.)
Orthography

Orthography

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Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

þver-fjörðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)

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