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Týja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Týja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

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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