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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Týja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

2 definitions

1 týja

1. u, f. (sounded tía), [akin to tæfa; Dan. tæve; cp. tóa]:—a dam, mother with her young, of a dog, cat, or the like.

2 týja

2. u, f., qs. tvía, doubt; var mér tyja er vit tveir lifðum, Akv. 27.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

týja

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
absol
absolute, absolutely.
absol.
absolute, absolutely.
ch
chapter.
Cod.
Codex.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
f.
feminine.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
neg
negative, negatively.
neg.
negative, negatively.
neut.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
p.
page.
part
participle.
part.
participle.
pr.
proper.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
q. v.
quod vide.
qs.
quasi.
recipr.
reciprocally.
S.
South, Southern.
subj.
subjunctive.
suff
suffix.
suff.
suffix.
uff.
suffix.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bkv.
Brynhildar-kviða. (A. II.)
Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Heiðarv. S.
Heiðarvíga Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.
Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Pd.
Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

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