Þverr

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

þverr Old Icelandic word can mean:

þverr

a.

þverr

1) athwart, transverse, opp. to endilangr (tjalda um þveran skálann);

þverr

lá hverr um annan þveran, in heaps;

þverr

fara ~ á fœti at e-u, to be unwilling for a thing;

þverr

beita þvert, to sail close-hauled, near the wind;

þverr

2) adverse, contrary (veðr hörð ok þver);

þverr

3) cross, obstinate;

þverr

hann kvazt ekki ~ vera í því at selja skipit, he said he would not be hard about selling the ship;

þverr

setja þvert nei fyrir, to deny flatly;

þverr

ek vil þó eigi þvert taka, ef þér er lítit um, I will not take it crossly, if it is not to thy mind.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛁᚱᚱ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary