Þváttr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þváttr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þváttr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

þváttr: þváttr, m. (G. -ar, Dat. þvætti) 1) Toen,Tvætten, Vasken; konur höfðu gleymt(nl. Skjorten) í þvætti Sturl. I, 3337;þreif hann upp eitt tré - ok laustvið öxinni með víflinni, er konur váruvanar at hafa til þváttar Vem. 2239;skulu þér hér reisa við ána vaðmeið,ok er konum hœgt til þváttar at hreinsastórföt, en heimabrunnar ero vandirVígagl. 2628; kona nökkur fann hann,er fór með klæði til þváttar Fm. V,18112; EJb. 43925. 2) Klæder som va-skes. Eids. 1, 20.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚠᛆᛏᛏᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

Dat.: Dativ.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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