Tvist

Old Swedish Dictionary - tvist

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tvist" in Swedish.

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

tvist
tvist, strid. ath wi aff satte all owelie twiist haath och ogönsth, som i mellen hans nade och mich varet hafwer BSH 4: 325 (1502). " hwroledis thenna twist, richne i mellen varedh hafwer och är, motte affstellis" ib 5: 207 (1507). HSH 20: 194 (1507) , 220 (1507). the äre till gerne saage ath nogen tuist komme oss emellom ib 292 (1510). ib 24: 62 (1516). twisth, twädräkth, örlögh, oc stridh haffwr waridh bland menniskior arliken jdh PM 1. ib 26.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • twiist )

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
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