Targa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Targa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 targa

u, f. [perh. a for. word; A. S. and Fr. targe], a target, small round shield, occurring in Kormak and Hkm. 6 (poets of the middle of the 10th century), Nj. 144; törgu-buklari or törgu-skjöldr, a target-shield, 143; himin-t., the ‘heaven-target,’ i. e. the sun, Þd.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛅᚱᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
f.: feminine.
for.: foreign.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
perh.: perhaps.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Hkm.: Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Þd.: Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

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