TENGJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

TENGJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TENGJA

ð, [cp. töng], to fasten, tie together; hann lét t. skip sín hvert fram af stafni annars, Fms. i. 157; viðum er þeir tengðu útan við vígin, Bs. i. 392: to tie ships together in battle, þat var þá siðvani er menn börðusk á skipum, at tengja skyldi skipin ok berjask um stafna, Hkr. i. 85; þar sem konungarnir höfðu barizt ok tengd vóru flest skipin saman, Fms. vi. 319; tengi saman skipin, ok búi menn sik til bardaga, ii. 306; heimti skip sín saman ok sé búnir við at tengja, Ó. H. 38: saman tengja, to knit together, 656 B. 7; sem tengjask saman á fitfuglum, Sks. 39 new Ed.: eigi varði oss, at ér munduð þetta mál þannig tengja til vár, connect us thus, mix us up with this case, Fms. xi. 54.

2 TENGJA

II. part. tengðr, bound in affinity, Fms. v. 345; ná-tengðr.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
gl
glossary.
p.
page.
part
participle.
part.
participle.
s. v.
sub verbo.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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