Tölvíss

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tölvíss

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tölvíss" (or tǫlvíss) in Norwegian.

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

tölvíss (tǫlvíss)
tölvíss, adj. dygtig i Regnekunsten; gerðuþik tölvísan vel, þat þurfu kaupmennmjök Kgs. 727.

Part of speech: adj

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, tölvíss may be more accurately written as tǫlvíss.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚯᛚᚠᛁᛋᛋ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
s.
substantiv.

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