Tvítug-sessa
Old Norse Dictionary - tvítug-sessa
Meaning of Old Norse word "tvítug-sessa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tvítug-sessa
- u, f. a twenty-oared ship (see sessa), Eg. 28, Fms. ii. 253, iv. 322.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛁᛏᚢᚴ-ᛋᛁᛋᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)