Tvímæli

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tvímæli

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tvímæli" in Norwegian.

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

tvímæli: tvímæli, n. Tale som gaar i to forskjelligeRetninger, udtaler to forskjellige Menin-ger; var nú síðan tvímæli um þat málOHm. 5628; aldri heyrðum vér tvímæliá leika, at þetta væri réttfengit erfða-góz (dvs. yttret Tvivl om at -) Dn. I,8949; Herjolfr kvaðz betra þykkja, þótthann fengi harðan kost á um viðinn,ok væri ekki tvímæli á síðan, hvárthann ætti eðr aðrir menn Vem. 938;orka tvímælis dvs. være Gjenstand forTvivl eller forskjelligt Omdømme, Nj. 44(6824). 92 (13913).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚠᛁᛘᛅᛚᛁ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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