Tvíkvæni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tvíkvæni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tvíkvæni" in Norwegian.

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

tvíkvæni
tvíkvæni, n. Tvegifte, at en Mand har toHustruer paa en Gang; eigi hann tværkonur senn ok varðar honum tvíkvæniGrg. II, 24013.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚠᛁᚴᚠᛅᚿᛁ
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.

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