Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tíli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 tíli

or tili, a, m. [this word belongs to a root freq. in the other Teut. languages, Goth. til = fit; A. S. til = fit, good, also til = fitness, till = an end, a scope; Engl. till = cultivate; Germ. ziel; in Norway, people have a word ‘tilna,’ (tilnaðr, m., would be the answering Icel. form, but it is lost), aptitude, fitness, in a phrase like ‘e hev ki “tilna” for da’ = I have no aptitude for that]:—scope, found only in the compds, aldr-tíli, ‘life’s-scope,’ i. e. death, and ú-tíli, a mishap, mischance; konungr sagði, at þeim hafði ótíli mikill staðit af Kveldúlfi ok sonum hans, Eg. 175; þóttu Rauðssynir líkastir til at valda slíkum ótíla, Ó. H. 174.

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Runic Inscription

tíli

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "tíli" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
i. e.: id est.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pref.: preface.
S.: South, Southern.
Teut.: Teutonic.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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