Definitions
Definitions
1 ÞVEST
or þvesti, n. [no doubt akin to Ulf. ga-þwastian = to make fast, þwastiþa = το ἀσφαλές]:—prop. the fast or firm parts, the lean of the flesh, as opp. to the fat, the lean of a whale’s flesh, the flesh underneath the blubber of a whale, opp. to ‘rengi’ and ‘spik;’ at af teknu þvesti ok beinum, Vm. 107; þvest-slytti, blubber, Grett. (in a verse); the word is freq. in mod. usage.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
ÞVEST
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ÞVEST" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).