Þvættingr

Old Norse Dictionary - þvættingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þvættingr"

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

þvættingr
m. a wash: metaph. gabble, nonsense.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

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