Tvähänder

Old Swedish Dictionary - tvähänder

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tvähänder" (or tvæhænder) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

tvähänder (tvæhænder)
som brukar båda händerna lika väl. war twähändher oc brukade badha hendherna för the höghra MB 2: 76.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so tvähänder may have also been written as tvæhænder

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚠᛅᚼᛅᚿᚦᚽᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Works and authors cited:

MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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