Definitions
Definitions
1 tignar-nafn
n. high rank; t. at ek mætta jarl heita, Fms. vi. 289, cp. i. 53, 61, vii. 119; tignar-nöfn svá sem konungs nafn eðr nafn jarls, Edda 104.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
tignar-nafn
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "tignar-nafn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).