Þver-á
Old Norse Dictionary - þver-á
Meaning of Old Norse word "þver-á"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þver-á
- f. a ‘thwart-water,’ side-river, tributary river, N. G. l. i. 153: freq. as Icel. local name,
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛁᚱ-ᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)