ÞVITI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞVITI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ÞVITI

a, m. [akin to þveita], a stone, prop. a sling-stone (?); tóku mikinn stein, sá heitir þviti, ok höfðu þann stein fytir festar-hælinn, Edda 20; en þviti heitir hæll er stendr í hválinum, Edda ii. 515; hramm-þ., the ‘hand-stone,’ i. e. a gem or a bracelet, Höfuðl.: the word is still known as poët., e. g. liggðu þvita hulinn hér, honum einginn bifi! a mod. Icel. epitaph on a dog buried beneath a stone.

Runic Inscription

þᚢᛁᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

e. g.
exempli gratia.
i. e.
id est.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)

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