Þverast
Old Norse Dictionary - þverast
Meaning of Old Norse word "þverast"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þverast
- að, dep. to move athwart, aside; þveraðisk Steinarr fram á bakkann, Eg. 748; hann þveraðisk við ok gékk ekki nær þeim, Fms. viii. 358.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛁᚱᛅᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dep.
- deponent.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)