Tvennr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - tvennr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "tvennr" in English.

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

tvennr
a. consisting of two different things or kinds, twofold (tvenn frásögn); í tvennu lagi, in two parts; tvennir, two (á skóginum voru tvennar leiðir); nú ferr tvennum sögunum fram, two tales now run parallel; tvennir skór, two pair of shoes; neut. tvennt, two things (sides, parts); hefir mér tvennt um sýnzt, there has seemed to be two sides to the matter.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛁᚾᚾᚱ

Abbreviations used:

neut.
neuter.

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