Tvígörr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tvígörr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tvígörr" (or tvígǫrr) in Norwegian.

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

tvígörr (tvígǫrr)
tvígörr, adj. dobbelt? alt var tvígört okforkunnar vel smíðat Didr. 80; tvigorbrynja (= tvíföld, tvískipt brynja) Didr.812. 9722.

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, tvígörr may be more accurately written as tvígǫrr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚠᛁᚵᚯᚱᚱ
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.

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