TENDRA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

TENDRA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TENDRA

að, [tendr; Dan. tænde; Swed. tända; cp. A. S. tyndre; Engl. tinder; cp. Germ. zänden]:—to make a fire, light; t. ljós, Sturl. ii. 67, Orkn. 208, v. l.; t. kerti, Hkr. i. 283, Fms. viii. 56; t. eld, i. 268; Hallfreðr sló eld ok tendraðisk eigi skjótt, ii. 82; vóru þá ljós upp tendruð, iii. 139; tendra sinn hug, Bs. i. 238; kveykt eða tendrað, Mar.; tendrask með æði, upp tendrandisk, id.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᚾᛏᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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