Þvalr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þvalr"

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

þvalr

þvöl, þvalt, adj. [þvagla, þvál], damp, steaming, as if coming fresh from the washing-tub, used of cloth, fresh-cut hay, or the like.

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