Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þver-úð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 þver-úð

f. (qs. þver-hygð), discord; tekr at görask nokkur þ. meðal N.M., Bs. i. 449; kom til þverúðar með þeim, Grett. 49 new Ed.; fór þá allt í þverúð með þeim, Kb. 114; at yrði ór höggnir allir þverúðar þreskeldir af beggja hendi, Bs. i. 736.

2 þver-úð

2. disobedience; sýna e-m þrjózku ok þverúð, Fas. ii. 151.

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Runic Inscription

þver-úð

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
qs.: quasi.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

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