Þveit

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þveit

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þveit" in Norwegian.

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

þveit
þveit, f. (ags. þvítan, = afskjære, holl.duit? jvf ogsaa öngþveiti); skal okvirða þær jarðir allar er systr Ivarshöfðu heiman bú ok þveit (dvs. Hoved-gaarde og mindre Jordstykker?) DN. II,81; half þveit smœrs Bolt 114 fg; fore-kommer ofte som Gaardsnavn: í þveitinniDN. III, 387; þveitar kirkja DN. I, 459.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚠᚽᛁᛏ
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:

f.
Feminin.
holl.
hollandisk.
s.
substantiv.

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