TAGL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

TAGL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TAGL

n., pl. tögl, [Ulf. tagl = θρίξ; A. S. tægel; O. H. G. zakal; Engl. tail; Swed. tagel]:—prop. hair, but only found in the sense of,

2 TAGL

II. a horse’s tail (cp. skopt and skott); hvárki toppr né tagl, Fas. i. 80, 486 (in a verse); skera tagl ór hrossum, … ef maðr bindr tagl í munn hrossi, Grág. i. 383; ef maðr skerr tagl ór stóðhesti manns, þat varðar skóggang, ef maðr skerr tagl ór þinghesti manns eða þess manns hesti er í brúðför er, þá varðar fjörbaugs-garð, 441 (riding a horse with a docked tail has always in Icel. been looked on as a disgrace, hence the heavy penalty), cp. Fas. i. 80 (höggit ór rófurnar ok skerit ór toppanna); töglin fylgja hánum (há = the hide of a horse), Hallgr.; hann tók í taglit annarri hendi, Grett. 108: of a cow’s tail, Gþl. 399.

3 TAGL

2. a horse-hair rope, for trussing hay (reip-tagl), see högld (tögl og hagldir).

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
opp
opposed to.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
S.
South, Southern.
sing
singular.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.

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