TJARA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

TJARA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TJARA

u, f. [A. S. tearo; Engl. tar; Dan. tjere], tar, Grág. ii. 404, Gþl. 43, Sks. 425, Fas. i. 18; bera tjöru í höfuð sér, Nj. 181, Fms. i. 127; svart sem t., black as tar, Band. 15; tjöru-pinnr, a tar-pin, Sturl. iii. 189; tjöru-skinn, a tarred skin, a nickname, Sturl. i. 112, 155 (a kind of waxen cloth?); tjöru-spann, N. G. L. i. 198; tjöru-tjörn, the tar-tarn = Lat. lacus asphalti, Stj. 73; tjöru-tunna, a tar-barrel, Vm. 62: the law phrase, torfs maðr ok tjöru, a sort of running the gauntlet, cp. the Engl. ‘tarring and feathering,’ NG.L. i. 253, 334 (§ 168). tjöru-virki, n. tar-works, where tar is made; sætr, smiðju, tjöru-virki, veiðibúðir eða andvirki, N. G. L. ii. 145.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᛅᚱᛅ

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.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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