Þvætta

Old Norse Dictionary - þvætta

Meaning of Old Norse word "þvætta"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word þvætta can mean:þvætta

þvætta: t, [Dan. tvætte; an iterative from þvá], to wash; skírðr ok þvættr, Barl. 159. v. l.: in mod. usage mostly vulgar.

þvætta: 2. metaph. to talk wash, gabble; hvað ertu að þvætta.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛅᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

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