Þver-skallast

Old Norse Dictionary - þver-skallast

Meaning of Old Norse word "þver-skallast"

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

þver-skallast
að, to be doggedly obstinate, lit. setting the skull against, butting like a bull.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
lit.
literally.

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