Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tíund

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 tíund

f. the ‘tenth;’ kona má gefa tíund ór heiman-fylgju sinni, N. G. L. i. 153; tíundar gjöf, q. v.

2 tíund

II. as a law term, a tithe, Scot. teind, being the tenth part of the produce, K. Á. 96; for the introduction of the tíund by Bishop Gizur, in the year 1097, see Íb. ch. 10. For the Law on Tithe, Tíundar Lög, see D.I. i. 70 sqq. For Norway, see N. G. L. ii. 310. The tithe was divided into four parts,—between bishop, priest, church, and the poor, biskups-t., prests-t., kirkju-t., fátækra-t.: names of other tithes are, osta-t., sel-t., skipar-t., skreiðar-t., báta-t., kaupeyris-t., D. N., N. G. L.: other special names, leiðangrs-t., höfuð-t. (see p. 308, col. 1), ávaxtar-t. (see p. 48), in meiri tíund, Grág. i. 202, K. Þ. K. 37 new Ed.; lög-tíund, skipti-t., heima-t.

3 tíund

COMPDS: tíundarfé, tíundargjald, tíundargjöf, tíundargörð, tíundarhald, tíundarheimta, tíundarlag, tíundarmál, tíundarreikningr, tíundarskipti, tíundarsókn, tíundarsök, tíundartími, tíundarvara, tíundarvirðr.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

tíund

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

bisk: bishop.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
p.: page.
part: participle.
q. v.: quod vide.
Scot.: Scottish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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