Tvíhenda

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tvíhenda

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tvíhenda" in Norwegian.

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

tvíhenda: tvíhenda, v. (nd) føre (Vaaben) med beggeHænder tilsammen; hljóp Sóti enn uppok tvíhendi öxina Fld. II, 13314; Ólafrsprettr upp ok bregðr sverðinu ok tví-hendir OHm. 716; hann tvíhenti spjótitá Þóri miðjum Grett. 4512; Gretti varðskapfátt við þrælinn ok tvíhendi öxinatil rótarinnar Grett. 17821; tvíhendirBæringr mæki sínn ok höggr til Skadi-valds Bær. 11854; Korm. 1366; Fm. X,38325.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚠᛁᚼᚽᚿᚦᛆ
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.

v.: Verbum.

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