Tign

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tign

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tign

f. the state of being high-born, highness; taka af honum (the earl) tignina, Eg. 271; með mikilli tign ok virðingu, Fms. xi. 88; eptir tign verðleiks, Hom. 29; kyns tign, birth, rank, Greg. 64; fyrir tignar sakir várrar (of a king), Nj. 6; tign þín, your highness, 655 xxviii. 2; há-tign, majesty, (mod.)

2 tign

COMPDS: tignarbragð, tignardregill, tignarklæði, tignarkóróna, tignarlauss, tignarmaðr, tignarmark, tignarnafn, tignarskrúð, tignarstóll, tignarsvipr, tignarsæti.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᚴᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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