Þver-kyrfa
Old Norse Dictionary - þver-kyrfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "þver-kyrfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þver-kyrfa
- ð, to carve, cut clean across; búar eigu húsum at skipta at jamnaði, þeir eigu at þ. hús, skolot þeir at endlöngu deila hús, Grág. ii. 257 (Jb. 194).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛁᚱ-ᚴᚢᚱᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)