Tveggi

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Twajjô (“the twofold one”), originally weak form of lost adjective *twajjaz (“twofold”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwoyHós, whence also Lithuanian dvejì, Sanskrit द्वय (dvaya, “double, twofold”), Ancient Greek δοιός (doiós, “double, twofold”). Compare Proto-Germanic *Frōdô (“the wise one”, personal name) (whence Old Norse Fróði), from *frōdaz (“wise”) (whence Old Norse fróðr).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Tvegg‧i

Proper noun

Tveggi m

  1. twofold, double one (a heiti for Odin)

Declension
  Declension of Tveggi (weak jan-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Tveggi
accusative Tveggja
dative Tveggja
genitive Tveggja
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