Tvær

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tvær

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tvær" in Norwegian.

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

tvær
tveir, tvær, tvau, num. card. to; gangatveir ok tveir saman laugar at takaKgs. 8234; höggr Fjölni frænda sínn ítvau Jómsv. 6321; Fm. VII, 729. 19316;tveggja hvárr = hvártveggja OHm. s. 9525; Sturl. II, 5419; Heilag. I, 25824;báðir tveir Fm. VII, 2023; þeir hjuggutveim höndum Fm. VII, 29018; þá erhér tveimr tveggja hugr Fld. II, 22825;at tveggja vega (&vl vegna) væri atþeim sótt Sturl. II, 5612; ogsaa i Plur.for tvennir: hann tók tvær rósas út afþínum munni Mar. 24715.

Part of speech: num card

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚠᛅᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
num. card.
Mængbetal.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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