Þver-úð

Old Norse Dictionary - þver-úð

Meaning of Old Norse word "þver-úð"

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

Old Norse word þver-úð can mean:þver-úð

þver-úð
f. (qs. þver-hygð), discord; tekr at görask nokkur þ. meðal N.M., Bs. i. 449; kom til þverúðar með þeim, Grett. 49 new Ed.; fór þá allt í þverúð með þeim, Kb. 114; at yrði ór höggnir allir þverúðar þreskeldir af beggja hendi, Bs. i. 736.
þver-úð
2. disobedience; sýna e-m þrjózku ok þverúð, Fas. ii. 151.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
qs.
quasi.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Kb.
Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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