Tveggi

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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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

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  • Hyphenation: Tvegg‧i

Proper noun

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Tveggi m

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

Declension

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