Tví-stýft

Old Norse Dictionary - tví-stýft

Meaning of Old Norse word "tví-stýft"

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

tví-stýft
n. part. a metrical term, ‘double apocope’ Edda 134: a mark on a sheep’s ear, t. framan hægra.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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