Tví-skelfðr
Old Norse Dictionary - tví-skelfðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "tví-skelfðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tví-skelfðr
- part. the name of a metre, each verse-line beginning with two long syllables, Edda 129; for a specimen see the Rekstefja, which is composed in this metre, whence it is also called ‘Drápan tvískelfda.’
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛁ-ᛋᚴᛁᛚᚠᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)