Þverbak

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þverbak

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þverbak" in Norwegian.

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

þverbak
þverbak, n. binda þeir hana sáluga uppá einn asna um þverbak (dvs. paa tversover Ryggen af et Asen) með þeim hætti,at þeir setja eina fjöl undir konunnarlíkama, hrökkva hann síðan brott Mar.63432.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚠᚽᚱᛒᛆᚴ
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:

n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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